Bee book : beekeeping basics, harvesting honey, beeswax, candles & other bee business
Cliff, Ann2015
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Honey has been an important food for people for thousands of years. Their desire for it led to the, domestication of bees, through crafting artificial beehives and manipulating the bees' food sources. The life-giving role of bees in pollinating many plants that people rely on for food, has made it the stuff of legend, mystery and worship. Although some people believe that our reliance on bees for the cultivation of food crops is much exaggerated there is no doubt that there are many crops whose very survival depends on bees. And that is why the recent decline in bee populations around the world is so concerning to people who worry about the future of our natural environment. Anyone interested in growing food, who wants to find out what a beehive or two will give them, will find this book an indispensable introduction to keeping bees.
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Flemington : Aird Books, 2015.
Collation:
138 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780947214609 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
226943
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