The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition : An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden - Natural beekeeping techniques - New Varroa mite and American foulbrood treatments - Introduction to technologies for recordkeeping and mainte

個数：

The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition : An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden - Natural beekeeping techniques - New Varroa mite and American foulbrood treatments - Introduction to technologies for recordkeeping and mainte

  • 提携先の海外書籍取次会社に在庫がございます。通常3週間で発送いたします。
    【重要ご説明事項】
    1. 納期遅延や、ご入手不能となる場合が若干ございます。
    2. 複数冊ご注文の場合、分割発送となる場合がございます。
    3. 美品のご指定は承りかねます。

  • 提携先の海外書籍取次会社に在庫がございます。通常約2週間で発送いたします。
    【重要ご説明事項】
    1. 納期遅延や、ご入手不能となる場合が若干ございます。
    2. 複数冊ご注文の場合、分割発送となる場合がございます。
    3. 美品のご指定は承りかねます。
  • 【入荷遅延について】
    世界情勢の影響により、海外からお取り寄せとなる洋書・洋古書の入荷が、表示している標準的な納期よりも遅延する場合がございます。
    おそれいりますが、あらかじめご了承くださいますようお願い申し上げます。
  • ◆画像の表紙や帯等は実物とは異なる場合があります。
  • ◆ウェブストアでの洋書販売価格は、弊社店舗等での販売価格とは異なります。
    また、洋書販売価格は、ご注文確定時点での日本円価格となります。
    ご注文確定後に、同じ洋書の販売価格が変動しても、それは反映されません。
  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 256 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780760385821
  • DDC分類 638.1

Full Description

Enjoy the time-honored tradition of beekeeping in your own backyard or urban rooftop with this accessible resource for beekeepers of all skill levels, now in its 5th edition.

More than a guide to beekeeping, The Backyard Beekeeper features expert advice for:

Setting up and caring for your own colonies
Selecting the best location to place your new bee colonies for their safety and yours
The most practical and nontoxic ways to care for your bees
Swarm control
Using top bar hives
Harvesting the products of a beehive and collecting and using honey
Bee problems and treatments

New in this edition:

Natural beekeeping techniques like insulating hives for the winter to mimic the advantages of bee homes in the wild
Important new treatments for and updated info on the battle with Varroa mites
How to deal with the new antibiotic recommendations for American foulbrood
Introduction to new recordkeeping technology to consider

In addition to content updates to reflect the most recent research and technology in beekeeping, the book features a new design with larger, easier-to-read text, many new photos, and a more easily navigable structure.

With this complete reference and the expert advice of Bee Culture editor emeritus Kim Flottum, your bees will be healthy, happy, and more productive.

Contents

Preface
New Challenges
To Sum It All Up
Introduction
In the Beginning
Evolution: Moving On

CHAPTER 1: Starting Right
Getting Started
Beeyards Other Than Your Backyard
Extreme Urban Beekeeping
The Right Tools of the Trade
And Yes, the Right Bees
CHAPTER 2: About Those Bees
Queens
Workers
Drones
Seasonal Changes
CHAPTER 3: About Beekeeping
Review and Preparation
Lighting Your Smoker
Package Management
Summertime Chores
Keeping Records
Opening a Colony
Honeycomb and Brood Combs
Summertime Chores
Fall and Winter Management
Early Next Spring Inspections
CHAPTER 4: About Honey
Honey Flow Time
Honey Harvest Time
Comb Honey and Cut-Comb Honey
CHAPTER 5: Maladies, Problems, and Solutions
IPM Fundamentals
Varroa
Nosema
Chalkbrood
European Foulbrood
American Foulbrood
Wax Moth
Small Hive Beetle
Other Pests
CHAPTER 6: Beeswax
Be Safe
Melting Beeswax
Using Beeswax
CHAPTER 7: 25 Rules of Modern Beekeeping
Queen's Rules
Bees' Rules
Beekeeping Rules
Varroa Rules
Beekeeper Rules                

Glossary
Resources
Photographer Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Index