Beekeeping: A Practical Guide [Paperback]

Richard E. Bonney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 1993

Whether you're a beginning beekeeper or one with a season or two of experience, Richard Bonney tells you how to keep bees, not just have them. This new book by the acclaimed author of Hive Management offers vital, up-to-date information about how to: -- Acquire bees -- Install a colony -- Manage a hive -- Take a crop of honey -- Prevent and treat Varroa and tracheal mites -- Learn about Africanized bees

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From the Back Cover

Whether you're a beginning beekeeper or one with a season or two of experience, Richard Bonney tells you how to keep bees, not just have them. This new book by the acclaimed author of Hive Management offers vital, up-to-date information about how to:

-- Acquire bees

-- Install a colony

-- Manage a hive

-- Take a crop of honey

-- Prevent and treat Varroa and tracheal mites

-- Learn about Africanized bees

About the Author

A beekeeper for over 13 years, author Richard E. Bonney owns Charlemont Apiaries in Charlemont, Massachusetts. He has authored two books, Hive Management and Beekeeping. Richard is a beekeeping teacher at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He was named the Massachusetts Extension Specialist-Apiculture in 1991 and writes regularly about beekeeping.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 10, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882668617
• ISBN-13: 978-0882668611
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for presenting the realities of beekeeping., August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Beekeeping: A Practical Guide (Paperback)

"Beekeeping - a practical guide" is is exactly what it says it is. It presents the facts of beekeeping in a way that fascinate you with the wonders of the hobby and mixes in the pitfalls that would, stated alone, send you away disappointed if you are are a beginner like me. By the time you finish reading the book and have weighed all of the information, the truly interested reader will be looking for another book to expand on all of the points Richard Bonney presents and also planning thier first colony. Good Luck.

42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beekeeping A Practical Guide, February 27, 2000

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Thomas J. Keeling (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beekeeping: A Practical Guide (Paperback)

Mr. Bonney's Book was an easy read. I read it in 3 evenings. The 'Practical Guide' is just that - a 'Road Map'. I appreciated Mr. Bonney's opinions and lack of wishy-washy caveats. I did not find the short-falls another reviewer found.

I appreciate the Tables that present the Data and capsulize that Data or Information. For example, I finished the Book, went on line, Yahooed 'Beekeeping', found some vendors and successfully prepared a 'general' or 'ballpark' budget based on recommended hive dimensions, clothing and so on - in less than 30 minutes!

My demeanor is such that I prefer to make my own decisions and Mr. Bonney clearly stated when he held a view where others differed. This is not a 'my way or the highway' Book.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good starter book, but lacking detail., June 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Beekeeping: A Practical Guide (Paperback)

A very good starter book, but still needs more precise detail. For example, warns of swarms and to watch for, but does not say "what" to watch for. Assumes reader knows something about bees and their habits. I do not. Am a beginner from the word go, and need more information than this books holds. However, a good addition to the home collection.