Beekeeping for Beginners

This essential guide to beekeeping will introduce you, in a simple and effective way, to all the various steps you need to take in order to generate your beehives and make them prosper.

One of the most common mistakes among beginners is to think that all bees are capable of producing honey. You need to know that there exist more than 20.000 species of bees, but only a small part of those can actually produce honey! It is then important to understand which kind of bee to raise to be able to produce good honey, pollen, propolis and royal jelly.

There currently are many references about the beneficial properties of honey for our health, and there are also many studies dedicated to these. Obviously, in order to enjoy all the benefits provided by honey, you need to prefer the raw one, the one that has not undergone industrial processing. In fact, such processes deprive it from many of its useful nutrients, impoverishing its quality and reducing its effectiveness.

From picking the right hive and bringing your bees home to surviving winter and collecting honey, experienced beekeeper Amanda Ross takes you on an easy-to-follow journey through your first year of beekeeping and beyond.

Beekeeping for beginners includes:

Just the essentials―Learn everything you need to know to begin your first colony―written with brand new beekeepers in mind.

Modern beekeeping―Start your colony off right with guides that feature the newest practices and current, natural approaches.

Learn to speak the bee language―Clearly defined terms and a complete glossary will have you talking like a pro beekeeper in no time.

The following are just some of the great benefits and properties of natural raw honey:

• It is very rich in antioxidants;
• It can counteract bacterial proliferation;
• It has anti-inflammatory properties;
• It is effective in the treatment of cough;
• It is an excellent source of energy, and also a healthier sweetener compared to to normal sugar.

Honey can even help healing wounds! Isn't it amazing? It is in fact being proved that the application of the substance on wounds can stimulate the healing process and helps with tissue regeneration; it also helps to prevent infections and reduce inflammations.

So, wouldn't it be great to have healthy hives in your backyard and a good supply of honey at your disposal?

Thanks to this book you will learn:

• How to start beekeeping even if you are an absolute beginner;
• The structure of a hive;
• Everything you need to know about bees (honey bees, bee society, anatomy...);
• How to select the best location, and position the new bee colonies for both their safety and yours;
• Which tools you need to have;
• How to set up and take care of your colonies;
• The honey-bee reproduction;
• How to feed bees with nectar, pollen and honey substitutes;
• How to solve problems related to beekeeping;
• How to keep hives healthy;
• How to enjoy rich honey production, how to harvest it, store it, and which are the other beehive products you can enjoy;