Backyard Beekeeping (Second Edition)

There is room for a hive of bees in many a suburban garden and there is always something special about eating honey from your own hives. This revised second edition is written especially for those who would like to experience that healthy pleasure yet are unsure how to set about it. It is a comprehensive reference for all wishing to keep healthy bees and produce delicious, honey. It provides essential information on the bees life cycle, the basic equipment required for beekeeping, where to position hives, and obtain a bee colony, how to care for a colony and increase its size, the harvesting of honey and wax, how to move hives, swarm control and the nectar and pollen flowers that attract bees to Australian and New Zealand gardens.