Beekeeping. A Large Illustrated Encyclopedia. Revised and Updated Edition

For those dreaming of their own home apiary and not knowing where to start and how to organize the business so that keeping bees eventually transforms from a hobby into a profitable venture, this book will be your first assistant!... The author of this encyclopedia shares his personal years of experience, reveals the "trade secret," and provides detailed step-by-step recommendations for each stage of working on your own apiary. Detailed, step-by-step workshops in photographs will help you visually study all the specifics of seasonal work with bees. Comprehensive information and practical advice will help avoid major mistakes and will allow you to make your hobby not only enjoyable but also a lucrative enterprise. Thanks to this book, you will learn: • How a bee is structured and which breed to choose for a novice beekeeper. • How many hives to buy and where to place the apiary on the plot. • How to care for bees in different seasons of the year. • Secrets of hive inspection and successful wintering of bees. • All about diagnosing and treating diseases, measures to combat pests. • How to obtain honey and other beekeeping products, check their quality, and store them correctly. "Having read this book and started your business with two or three hives, you will eventually feel that neither the buzzing swarm in June, which you are trying to remove from a tree branch, nor the bees in August, from which you are collecting honey, frighten you." — Vadim Tikhomirov May beekeeping bring you immense joy and lots of honey!