Backyard Beekeeping and Honey Production
Author(s): RANT PHIL
self sufficiency/small farming
Bees are an essential part of our natural world and their importance in pollinating our food crops cannot be overstated. Over a third of the world's food is dependent upon pollinators, of which the honey bee Apis mellifera is possibly the most important. This informative book introduces newcomers to the fascinating and rewarding craft of beekeeping and honey production and sets out in simple terms the needs of this complex creature.
Product Information
Features and reviews in Bee Craft , the journal of the British Beekeeping Association, Beekeepers Quarterly, Bee Culture and IBRA Journal. Reviews in BIBBA magazine, Smallholder, Country Smallholding, Home Farmer and Country Living magazines.
Phil Rant is a retired British civil servant who now resides deep in the French countryside where he keeps bees and has done so for over twenty years. He has contributed articles on gardening and related subjects to various journals and magazines over many years.
General Fields
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- : The Crowood Press
- : The Crowood Press
- : 0.268
- : 23 May 2011
- : 235mm X 165mm X 8mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : RANT PHIL
- : 112
- : 638.1
- : English
- : BC
- : 59 colour photographs 9 diagrams
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