Self-Sufficiency: Beekeeping

Introduction

Beekeeping is about management, control and learning to understand the honeybee. It can also become a very enjoyable and sociable pastime – visiting others’ hives and picking up vital hints and tips is all part of the fun – and farming and eating honey that your own bees have produced is a pure delight. Joanna Ryde covers all aspects of beekeeping, from the basic tools and equipment needed for setting up a hive to detailed advice on when to harvest honey and honey-inspired recipes, from delicious cakes to beauty products. This really is the definitive guide for anyone thinking of keeping bees.