Hive Management: A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepers

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Enjoy a thriving hive and plenty of delicious honey. This practical guide to beekeeping stresses practices that are based on an understanding of the intimate lives, behaviors, and motivations of honey bees. You ll learn proven methods for inspecting your hives, troubleshooting problems, introducing a new queen, collecting honey, and dealing with swarms. Whether you re starting your first hive or are tending to dozens of them, Richard Bonney s clear advice and expert insights will help make your beekeeping operation a success.

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Veteran beekeeper Richard E. Bonney, author of Hive Management, Beekeeping, and co-author of Storey s Guide to Keeping Honey Bees, was the longtime owner of Charlemont Apiaries in Charlemont, Massachusetts.