{"product_id":"homegrown-honey-bees-an-absolute-beginners-guide-to-beekeeping-your-first-year-from-hiving-to-honey-harvest-paperback","title":"Homegrown Honey Bees: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping Your First Year, from Hiving to Honey Harvest - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlethea Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMars Vilaubi\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the joys of harvesting honey from your own backyard. Alethea Morrison outlines what you'll need to know to make it through the first year, while stunning macrophotography by Mars Vilaubi brings the inner workings of the hive to life. With in-depth discussions of allergies, colony hierarchy, bee behavior, and more, this approachably informative guide bursts with enthusiastic encouragement. Keep your own bees, and enjoy the sweet buzz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeekeeping 1-2-3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential information to see you through the first year -- from inspecting the hive to avoiding stings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeeping bees is fun and fascinating and stocks your pantry with liquid gold. Who could ask more of a hobby? With practical instruction and personal observations, Alethea Morrison guides you in choosing equipment and managing healthy colonies through every season. Profiles of urban beekeepers offer advice on keeping hives in cities, and Mars Vilaubi's up-close photography reveals the inner workings of a busy hive, the anatomy of a honey bee, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlethea Morrison is the author of \u003ci\u003eHomegrown Honey Bees\u003c\/i\u003e. She lived in San Francisco with her husband, photographer Mars Vilaubi, before stepping into the wild yonder of rural Massachusetts together to raise their son, keep bees and chickens, brew beer, sew clothes, grow heirloom beans, and otherwise slow down to smell the flowers of a handmade life. Their experience raising chickens was chronicled in \u003ci\u003eChick Days\u003c\/i\u003e. Morrison works as the Creative Director at Storey Publishing and serves as president of the Northern Berkshire Beekeepers Association.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotographer Mars Vilaubi chronicled the adventures of his three backyard hens from their first days out of the egg through their first days laying eggs in \u003ci\u003eChick Days.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in western Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6.9 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 January 29, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770855522592,"sku":"9781603429948","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/14c84861ad31eff0fcadd545c0750235.webp?v=1780379547","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/homegrown-honey-bees-an-absolute-beginners-guide-to-beekeeping-your-first-year-from-hiving-to-honey-harvest-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}