A Practical guide to caring for bees and beehives

Around the world, beekeeping is increasingly popular as concern grows that bees and their environments are threatened by global warming and climate change. A beginner’s guide for backyard hobbyist beekeepers, this guide includes everything you need to know about keeping bees during that first crucial year.

Janet Luke follows three new beekeepers on their journey setting up and managing three different popular beehive designs: Top Bar, Warre and Flow.

She interviews keepers and carries out inspections of their hives, discussing topics of interest to all readers, such as locating hives, introducing bees, comb management, varroa control, disease inspections, feeding bees, re-queening, harvesting honey and preparing for winter.