Customer Reviews

First Lessons In Beekeeping

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Not too sexy, but has all the right stuff. This book is a timeless guide to modern-day beekeeping. The pictures are a little dated, and black-white, but the information is sound and professionally written. This book left me feeling well educated and confident. And at this price, it's a deal!

From a beginners standpoint this is an excellent book. This book is packed full of information and an excellent reference. This title gives you the principles you have to know to start seriously thinking about beekeeping.

Besides this book I'll recomend you this one:
The Complete Book Of Beekeeping

From what kind of hives, how to care for the bees, how to select them, gather the honey and winter them - this book has everything you will ever need to know. I happen to have the 8th edition, 1930, and is as detailed as the newer editions.

Great beginning book for those new to the hobby and a grand refresher for those a little more experienced. Fine work.

We use the newer editions of "First Lessons in Beekeeping" each year in our annual Bee School. I enjoy reading the older editions. This is an excellent book.

Very appropriate title since this book is packed with useful information for beginning beekeepers. It was definitely worth the money I paid Amazon for this book. The black and white pictures are somewhat outdated but the information provided in this book is timeless. It is divided so that information is easily found and has been a source of reference for us on several occasions.

Money could have been better spent, over priced for content. Any number of more informative books are out there, suspect the one dor dummies might be better.

I have not read this book, but for the uninformed, the Dadent and Sons company, has been selling products-including stock for the hives, and queen bees, for a very long time. I contacted them in the early 70's. their catalog was very informative.

I don't know which dadent he is, but I would not easily doubt whatever is in this book.

I found the book to be a good start for an absolute beginner like me. However, I live in the Caribbean, and the book is geared more to beekeeping in the US. I completely skipped the chapters on wintering and post-wintering your bees. We also have completely different flora.

I purchased this book because I am getting a beehive this year. The book was an ancient edition and falling apart. I mailed it back to the sender.