Top-Bar Beekeeping provides complete information on hive management and other aspects of tip bar hives. All home and hobbyist beekeepers who have the time and interest in keeping bees intensively should consider the natural, low-stress methods outlined in this book. It will also appeal to home orchardists, gardeners, and permaculture practitioners who look to bees for pollination as well as honey or beeswax.

Top-bar hives yield slightly less honey but produce more beeswax than a typical Langstroth box hive. Regular hive inspection and the removal of old combs helps to keep bees healthier and naturally disease-free.

Top-Bar Beekeeping provides complete information on hive management and other aspects of using these innovative hives. All home and hobbyist beekeepers who have the time and interest in keeping bees intensively should consider the natural, low-stress methods outlined in this book. It will also appeal to home orchardists, gardeners, and permaculture practitioners who look to bees for pollination as well as honey or beeswax.

• 175 beautiful color pages
• 10 chapters
• Top-Bar Hives
• The Supercreature
• Beekeeping Basics
• Hive Management
• The Seasons
• Honey, Beeswax and Other Products
• Evaluating Your Queen
• Problem Solving
• Raising Queens
• Planting For Bees

175 pages. 6" x 9" Softcover. Color illustrations. 2012.

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