{"product_id":"first-time-beekeeping-an-absolute-beginners-guide-to-beekeeping-a-step-by-step-manual-to-getting-started-with-bees-paperback","title":"First Time Beekeeping: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping - A Step-By-Step Manual to Getting Started with Bees - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Flottum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis indispensable beekeeping reference--packed with helpful diagrams, color photos, and easy-to-follow yet thorough instruction--gently guides you through setting up and caring for your first colonies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Are you an absolute beginner when it comes to keeping bees? With \u003ci\u003eFirst Time Beekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, help is at hand. Featuring the sage advice of\u003ci\u003e Bee Culture \u003c\/i\u003eeditor emeritus and best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Beekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e Kim Flottum, this is \u003cb\u003eyour step-by-step guide to healthy, happy, and productive hives\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This \u003cb\u003ecomplete resource\u003c\/b\u003e features \u003cb\u003eexpert beginner advice\u003c\/b\u003e for: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Setting up and caring for your own colonies \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Selecting the best location to place your new bee colonies for their safety and yours \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The most practical and nontoxic ways to care for your bees \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Harvesting the products of a beehive and collecting and using honey \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bee problems and treatments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e By following this advice, your colony or two of honey bees can \u003cb\u003epollinate the vegetables in your garden\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eproduce wonderful honey\u003c\/b\u003e and other beneficial products; and \u003cb\u003ehelp your local ecosystem thrive\u003c\/b\u003e. What could be sweeter? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each book in the \u003cb\u003eFirst Time series\u003c\/b\u003e distills how-to guidance and advice from an expert on a specific topic into targeted step-by-step instruction geared toward the absolute beginner.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Flottum \u003c\/b\u003e(d. 2023) brought 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 was finding the answers to the multitude of questions that beginning, intermediate, and even advanced and experienced beekeepers bring to the table. He taught beginning and advanced beekeeping courses, traveled extensively to educate and lecture, and contributed 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 was 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 was beekeeping's leading advocate for fundamental honey bee safety, including ensuring excellent honey bee health, providing extraordinary forage, and minimizing the use of agricultural pesticides.\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 0.4 x 10.8 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765089632544,"sku":"9781631599514","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ed559d2fae6f012eaf422e75c84c7fb6.webp?v=1780261926","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/first-time-beekeeping-an-absolute-beginners-guide-to-beekeeping-a-step-by-step-manual-to-getting-started-with-bees-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}