Beekeeping: 25 Simple Beekeeping Techniques On How to Easily Build And Succesfully Maintain Honey Bee Colony (ePub)

Beekeeping is a fantastic hobby. Not only do you produce and harvest some of natures finest substances; honey and beeswax, but you get to experience the joy and wonder of looking after tens and hudrends of thousands of living insects. You also partake in one of the greatest and most important conservation efforts of this century. Honeybees are the most widespread and essential pollinator in global agriculture, but their numbers are dwindling rapidly due to chemical pollution and other undetermined environmental causes. By owning a hive or two you can your part to protect and guard the global ecology. This eBook will provide 25 essential beekeeping tips to any readers lured into the prospect of beekeeping. Learn how to manage and control swarms, how your body language influences honeybee behavior and learn how many hives to buy (and more). In the first chapter of this eBook you will learn the very basics of bees - the different species of honeybees, the difference between queen, worker and drone bees as well as the characteristics of the substances honeybees produce. In the second chapter, you will learn about the basics of beekeeping covering topics such as man-made hives, essential protective clothing and potential locations for your apiary. The third and final chapter will take you through 25 of the most useful beekeeping tips and tricks such as how to treat your hive against certain pests such as varroa and how to manage your honeybees aggressive behaviours.