Beekeeping: A Practical Guide

I am a novice in beekeeping, therefore, the info on the pages of this book are very precious. I look forward to apply what I've learned. Perhaps I will re-read the book many times.

This is a very good first book about honey bees it's straight to the point,gives enough information on each section that you can move to the next Chapter. I used this book to refresh my self on beekeeping, as it had been many years ago that I was involved in looking after bees. Never stop reading read any thing about every thing. knowledge give you awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation. Thus ends the review Regards Graeme Hunter

I am just beginning to learn about bee keeping and this book covers the basics. It is written in a manner which isn't so technical that you don't absorb any information.At present I am attending "bee school" and belong to an association in southern New England. This is a book which is recommended reading for those of us new to bees, hives etc. Many others in the association have had hives for years and years so they know what they are talking about when making suggestions for additional information.I am so glad I ordered this book and look forward to having my own hives.

As a beginning beekeeper this spring I bought this book to augment the book that came with our beekeeping kit. The book is very readable and written on a beginner's level as far as highlighting some of the equipment and equipment uses that come with a starter hive kit. Much practical advice was given to understand the honeybee colony as a community of individual organisms and the important goals that you should have for an inital hive. It touches on what happens during the second season as well.

I am new to beekeeping, so cannot give strong specifics about the details of the book. What I can say is:+ The seller delivered the book quickly and well packaged.+ The book was highly recommended to me by someone who has been keeping bees, multiple hives, for over 20 years, and has lots of honey production.+ The book is straight-forward to read, gives additional resources on the topic, and is written in clear language.

This is a very good book and resource for the beginning beekeeper. When I start someting, I like to buy two books, since one will likely be garbage (you never want to be relying on a bad book for important info). I was glad I did in this case. I bought this book and one other to start beekeeping. I was glad I bought this one. It is well written and easy to understand.

My first read on beekeeping, I was facinated by the bee and beekeeping. I gave it only 4 stars (instead of 5) because I found "Beekeeping For Dummies", which I purchased next, to be more complete.

I didn't give this book a better rating because the author is very negative. The first chapter starts out by saying that bee keeping is not for you. There are alot of negative comments in this book. When starting a new hobby I wanted encouragement not discouragement.