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Hive Management: A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepers | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard E. Bonney
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 86267
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0882666371
Dewey Decimal Number: 638.14
UPC: 037038006377
EAN: 9780882666372
ASIN: 0882666371
Publication Date: January 2, 1991
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Product Description
The beekeeper's year begins with a late winter hive inspection and ends with "putting the bees to bed" in the autumn. Richard Bonney believes that each beekeeping activity should be performed with an eye toward the overall well-being of the colony, as part of an integrated year-round program of hive management. Long-term success in beekeeping can only be achieved by understanding the intimate lives, behaviors, and motivations of honey bees ; the factors which govern the life of each colony. Richard Bonney explains the reasons behind common practices that many beekeepers perform without really knowing why. He also stresses when to take timely actions that will prevent problems in future seasons. Hive Management offers concise, up-to-date information on the whole range of beekeeping tasks, including: ; How to prevent, control, and capture swarms. ; What you can tell from an outside inspection of your hives. ; When and how to "take the crop" and harvest honey. ; How to successfully requee
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 a must have August 9, 2008
Hive Management written by Richard Bonney is awesome! This is not intended to be your first bee book, however I have read two other books and started my bees just under 1 year ago, so this was perfect timing. It's an easy read and makes sense for the non-PHD bee keeper. The only negative is there's not many pictures, but I would highly recomend this book to anyone with bees!
 Bee Farmer July 12, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A good all round book.
The chapters lay it out for the reader, and if that reader is like me you will get a better understand of bees and their needs.
I suggest this book to anyone who is thinking about getting a few hives for the backyard BEFORE they do. Although bee keeping is a enjoyable passtime, there are things that need to be considered and this book will equip the reader with what they need to know. Good evening reading.
Awsome Book March 14, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is well written and laid out in a great way to make keeping bees easier to understand. Highly reccomend this one.
Nice general book April 22, 2006
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a very readable book - Bonney puts words together well. Not a "must have" in a beekeeper's library but a good general discussion of relevant topics. Assumes basic beekeeping knowledge. Overlaps with his beginner's book (Beekeeping: a Complete Guide); this would be aptly titled "Your Second Year as a Beekeeper."
This one is a keeper (pun intended). April 5, 1999
42 out of 49 found this review helpful
In the past year I have borrowed from the library all the books I could find about beekeeping . This is one I plan to add to my personal library.
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