Keeping Bees

by Paul Peacock

Keeping bees is a relaxing and rewarding pursuit, the perfect antidote to the stress of modern life. This guide covers everything a new beekeeper will need to know, from buying equipment, to handling and checking your bees, to harvesting your very own honey.

Genres: Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2008

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

For me its always enjoyable to read about bees. It seems to me that every book about bees I read I learn something new. Or at least the facts about bees are further cemented in my mind. There is so much to know about bees. Its hard for me to remember all that I want to remember. At least now I know that there are more types of bees than honey bees, and bumble bees.
This is book is a quick read. It talks about hive site selection, hive types, how often to check bees, how to check bees, the pest an diseases of bees, honey, Propolis, pollen. It talks about how to harvest the honey. So its a solid book.
My favorite part when the hive section. I had never heard of a few of the types of hives. I enjoyed reading this book. As I wrote its always fun to read about bees. I feel I did not waste my time by reading this book.

[Peer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice compact guide with first principles of beekeeping

[H R Koelling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very comprehensive and very insightful. I'm glad I read this book before attempting to purchase my own hive and giving beekeeping a go. It is a lot more work than one would think, but if I think I'll have the free time to properly take care of a hive then I might try to take care of some bees this Summer.

[David Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

Keeping Bees: A Complete Practical Guide by Paul Peacock (TFH Publications 2009)(638.1). This guide covers everything a new beekeeper needs to know to take up the hobby, from buying equipment to handling bees through harvesting your own honey. This is most definitely a Zen-like pursuit. My rating: 7/10, finished 2010.

[Laura Rittenhouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

This books gives a great overview of what it takes to be a beekeeper. It's a bit UK-centric for my taste (I live in Australia) but I got something from it nonetheless. This book also comes with some great ideas and recipes for using bee-products: wax & honey.

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this book was very insightful for a beginner wanting to learn more about beekeeping! It wasn't boring at all and I thoroughly enjoyed it.