{"product_id":"common-sense-natural-beekeeping-sustainable-bee-friendly-techniques-to-help-your-hives-survive-and-thrive-paperback","title":"Common Sense Natural Beekeeping: Sustainable, Bee-Friendly Techniques to Help Your Hives Survive and Thrive - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Flottum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephanie Bruneau\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense Natural Beekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, learn to keep bees sustainably with limited chemical or human intervention.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday's \u003cb\u003ebees face unprecedented challenges\u003c\/b\u003e. Chemical treatments for pests like the ubiquitous and deadly varroa mite have become standard even as resistance to such treatments grows and evidence suggests the chemical treatments themselves are contributing to the widely discussed Colony Collapse Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommon Sense Natural Beekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e offers beekeepers a different choice. Based on expert advice from Kim Flottom, editor emeritus of \u003ci\u003eBee Culture \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Beekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e, this book teaches \u003cb\u003eholistic, sensible alternatives to conventional apiary practices, \u003c\/b\u003eand includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLessons from the way bees live in the wild\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManagement strategies that respect the natural intelligence of the bee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHive design elements that promote colony health and resilience \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase studies highlighting successful natural beekeepers from around the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBeekeepers today have myriad choices to make that affect their bees' health and productivity. From housing to nutrition, including pests and diseases, \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense Natural Beekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e introduces sustainable alternatives for natural hive management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Flottum\u003c\/b\u003e brings a rich background of plant science, honey bee research, and basic farming to his 30 years as the editor of \u003ci\u003eBee Culture\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, where his main occupation has been finding the answers to the multitude of questions that beginning, intermediate, and even advanced and experienced beekeepers bring to the table. He teaches beginning and advanced beekeeping courses, travels extensively to educate and lecture, and contributes to a variety of other publications on the basics of honey bees and beekeeping biology, the business of bees and pollination, producing and using varietal honeys, and a host of other subjects. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Beekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Time Beekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Business with Bees\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense Natural Beekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e. His books, magazine articles, interviews, and blogs are widely read for both their fundamental and advanced contribution to beekeeping knowledge. He is beekeeping's leading advocate for fundamental honey bee safety, including insuring excellent honey bee health, providing extraordinary forage, and minimizing the use of agricultural pesticides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie Bruneau\u003c\/b\u003e is a beekeeper, herbalist, and artist. She runs The Benevolent Bee, a small business selling honey, beeswax candles, herbal body care products, and other handcrafted and hive-derived items. At the Benevolent Bee \"Teaching Apiary\" Stephanie observes, learns, and teaches about bees and bee behavior to students of all ages. Stephanie has also taught classes about bees and the products of the honeybee hive at Northeastern University, The Cambridge Center for Adult and Community Education, The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, The Boston School of Herbal Studies, and Temple University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9.92 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768004575520,"sku":"9781631599552","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5c982fa8789c9e34d9ede4984ea37f06.webp?v=1780322509","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/common-sense-natural-beekeeping-sustainable-bee-friendly-techniques-to-help-your-hives-survive-and-thrive-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}