Beekeeping: A Practical Beekeeping Guide to Keeping & Managing Bees Properly

By Bowe Packer

"Are you ready to learn about Beekeeping?" "Does the idea of keeping bees intrigue you?" "Interested in raising bees?" This Practical Guide Is Designed For Those That Might Not Really Understand The Science Behind Raising Bees and Beekeeping and Are Looking To Increase Their Knowledge of this Incredible Hobby. Believe it or not, there are powerful

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bowe Packer
• Release date: Mar 26, 2014
• ISBN: 9781632876348

Bowe Packer

Hello everyone! My name is Bowe Chaim Packer and I am a bit of a wacky, zany, fun loving guy who does his best to constantly where his heart out on his sleeve. I must say though, like many of you might already know, it often is challenging in this world that we live in. Throughout the years I have come to realize the only thing that I can truly be in control of is me. Or shall I say my actions and how I show up in the world. For me it is all about taking responsibility for how I act, how I treat myself and how I treat others. Wheewwwww, and I won't lie, sometimes it takes everything I have to make a decision to act appropriately. When I do, things always seem to turn out as they should. Funny how that works.!.! ;-) So, here I am publishing information to the world for consumption. I hope what ever words your read of mine and in what ever format you choose to read them in, that they make a difference in your life. No matter how small or large that difference maybe, it will tell me (in a cosmic kind of way) that I have done my job...... Be sure to always keep your heart open and listening with great intent, for then and only then, you will find what you are looking for in that moment.

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Beekeeping

A Practical Beekeeping Guide to Keeping & Managing Bees Properly

Bowe Packer

Table of Contents

Publishers Notes

Dedication

Part I: All About Bees

Chapter 1- A Complete History of Bees

Chapter 2- Understanding The Keeping of Bees

Chapter 3- Species of Bees

Chapter 4- Types of Bees

Chapter 5- The Makeup of a Bee

Chapter 6- The Years of a Bee

Chapter 7- The Way a Bee Society Works

Chapter 8- How the Worker Bees Work

Chapter 9- The Life of a Drone

Chapter 10- The Queen of the Bees

Chapter 11- What About the Cold?

Chapter 12- Life in the Warm Months

Part II: Becoming a Keeper

Chapter 13- Hosting Bees in Your Yard

Putting up a Fence

Keeping Proper Water

Chapter 14- How to Win Over Your Neighbors

Chapter 15- What to Do With Your Bees

Chapter 16- Stinging Comes With the Territory

Chapter 17- Langstroth Hives

Chapter 18- What to know about a Langstroth Hive

Chapter 19- The Tools of the Trade

Chapter 20- Bee Keeper Clothing

Chapter 21- Getting Your Bees

Chapter 22- Finding the Right Breeder

Chapter 23- Getting the Honey

Chapter 24- Harvesting The Honey

Part III: Management of Hives

Chapter 25- Watching Your Hive

Chapter 26- Your Inspection Process

Chapter 27- Moving a Hive

Chapter 28- Swarms & Absconding

Preparing for Swarm

Queen Bees Clipped

Prevention

Reversing a Hive

Ways to Prevent a Swarm

Chapter 29- Management in the Winter

Chapter 30- Management in the Spring

Chapter 31- Making Sugar Syrup

Chapter 32- Diseases of Bees

Chapter 33- Pests of Bees

About The Author

Publishers Notes

Disclaimer

This publication is intended to provide helpful and informative material and help to get you off to a great start. Please understand, it is not intended to cover every single aspect about beekeeping. You will without a doubt run into certain things that I did not. This is the natural process of life.

However, with that said, I did my very best to cover all the aspect of this particular endeavor and I hope you will see that in the chapters of this book.

I, the author and publisher specifically disclaim all responsibility for any liability, loss or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, from the use or application of any contents of this book.

Any and all product names referenced within this book are the trademarks of their respective owners. None of these owners have sponsored, authorized, endorsed, or approved this book.

Always read all information provided by the manufacturers’ product labels before using their products. The author and publisher are not responsible for claims made by manufacturers.

Kindle Edition 2013

Manufactured in the United States of America

Dedication

I dedicate this book to all those people out there who remind us of the things we have forgotten about ourselves.

And this holds especially true of my beautiful and amazing wife, Alma. She is the one woman who has the most amazing talent to let me grow and love the things about myself that I have not fully accepted.

I cherish the love she has for me when I may not know how to love myself.

May we all have this kind of beautiful soul in our life.

Sent from LOVE,

Sunshine In My Soul

Part I: All About Bees

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So you’re looking to get started as a beekeeper.