Product Code: P35005

The Bee Book – Beekeeping in Australia – Peter Warhurst & Roger Goebel - Australia

Written and compiled by beekeepers who are also apiary officers of the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland. The book draws on their personal experience as well as over 100 years of DPI&F research and experience.

Price: $55.00

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Product Code: P35006
Beekeeping is both a hobby and a practical business plan that many individuals have taken up in recent years as a viable way to culture a valuable natural resource and have fun in the process. In any given year, an effectively built beekeeping business can bring profits up to 500 per cent of your investment according to numerous private beekeepers. The benefit of growing your own honey and selling it to local customers for between $5 and $10 a kilo depending on how you cultivate and whether your honey is completely organic can be a huge boon for anyone with the money and time to invest. This book walks all motivated potential beekeepers through the process of building and operating their beekeeping business from the ground up, ensuring it is both a fun hobby and a great way to make a little extra money on the side. You will learn everything you need to effectively start beekeeping for profit and fun, including what materials you need, what kinds of bees are best for honey or wax production. You will learn all of the fundamental safety equipment you need to effectively handle the bees and where to place your hives on your property to take advantage of natural circumstances. You will learn the basics you need to understand what bees do and how they interact, including details about the queen bee, the worker bees, drones, and foragers. You will learn how seasonal changes affect your colonies, and how to use your smoke to access and gather honey from your bees. The best in home beekeeping professionals have been interviewed and their expertise and insights have been gathered here for you to review, providing additional details about the kinds and methods of honey gathering that you can profit from you. You will learn how to install everything and keep your colonies updated. You will learn how to keep the necessary records and how to sell your honey and what the best prices for that honey is. You will learn what is involved in opening a colony and how to manage pests effectively without endangering the bees or the honey. You will learn how to manage your hives in the winter and fall and what you can do with everything your bees produce. For anyone who has ever considered beekeeping as a hobby or source of side income, this is the book for you

Price: $28.00

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Product Code: P35007

Keeping Bees and Making Honey – Alison Benjamin & Brian McCallum –UK

Great photos, information, practical advice, recipes and gardening tips – a useful book for the aspiring beekeeper.

Price: $26.00

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Product Code: P35008

Urban Beekeeping “A Guide to Keeping Bees in the City” –Craig Hughes –U.K.

A chatty well written book with plenty of useful tips plus a section on gardening for honeybees. 

Price: $25.00

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Product Code: P35009

The Complete Guide to Beekeeping for Fun & Profit – Back to Basics Series - USA

A great guide on the many aspects of beekeeping as a fun hobby and as a way to make a little extra money on the side.

Price: $29.00

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