The Backyard Beekeeper

The Backyard Beekeeper, now in its 4th edition, makes the time-honored and complex tradition of beekeeping an enjoyable and accessible backyard pastime that will appeal to urban and rural beekeepers of all skill levels.

More than a guide to beekeeping, this handbook features expert advice for:

- Setting up and caring for your own colonies

- She 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

What's New?

- Information for Urban Bees and Beekeepers

- Using Your Smoker the Right Way

- Better Pest Management

- Providing Consistent and Abundant Good Food

- Keeping Your Hives Healthy

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