Hive Management: A seasonal guide for beekeepers

HIVE MANAGEMENT - A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepers - UK

By Richard E Bonney

The beekeeper's year begins with a late winter hive inspection and ends with putting the bees to bed in the autumn.

Bonney believes that each activity should be performed with an eye toward the overall well-being of the colony as part of an integrated year-round programme of management.

This excellent book offers concise information on a whole range of necessary beekeeping tasks, including 

- How to prevent, control and capture swarms

- What you can tell from an outside inspection of your hive

- When and how to harvest honey

- How to successfully requeen

- The problem signs to look for when you open your hive