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- An Introduction to Natural Beekeeping for Gardeners
- by Philip Chandler
This audio book is read by the author and is intended as a primer about bees and natural beekeeping, especially for those with an interest in gardening.
Chapter 1
Before considering 'keeping' bees, we take a look at their world, their lifecycle and how we can work with them to achieve a mutually beneficial relationship.Chapter 2
We consider the relationship between bees and flowering plants and their importance for pollination. We will also look at the type of beehives recommended for 'natural beekeeping', and consider ways in which you can take sensible precautions when locating hives and handling bees.Chapter 3
We will examine how a top bar beehive works, and how best to use it to supervise bees, while minimizing our interference in their lives. We will also consider how to obtain bees and persuade them to live in the hives we provide them.Chapter 4
Having introduced bees to their new home, we look at hive management and how to provide optimum conditions in which they can thrive, while learning as much as possible about their natural behaviour with a view to improving our understanding of them.The autor's web site is at www.biobees.com
Philip Chandler is author of The Barefoot Beekeeper, also available from www.offthebookshelf.com
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- How To Build A Top Bar Hive
- by Philip Chandler
Comprehensive, illustrated instructions for building a top bar hive to Phil Chandler's design, using a pair of 'follower boards' to manage the space occupied by bees.
This is a tried-and-tested horizontal hive design that can easily be adapted for particular needs (e.g. queen rearing or making nucs) and you can add your own details, such as a landing board.
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- The Barefoot Beekeeper's Guide to Swarming and Swarm Management
- by Philip Chandler
Swarming and the management of swarming occupies a good deal of the beekeeper's time and energy during spring and early summer.
This ebook explains, in simple language, why bees swarm and how we can use the swarming impulse to increase our stocks, or strengthen our existing stocks if we so choose.
This title is one of a series of 'Barefoot Beekeeper Guides' that will be published here at offthebookshelf.com
26pp A5 PDF file with full-colour illustrations.
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- The Barefoot Beekeeper
- by Philip Chandler
A revolutionary book about sustainable, chemical-free, 'natural' beekeeping.
The Barefoot Beekeeper challenges 'modern' beekeeping practices and proposes a new approach, which is accessible to almost everyone - even people with disabilities and mobility problems.
The author strips away all complications, showing how you can make everything you need yourself, even using recycled materials and simple hand tools: you do not need to buy any additional equipment at all.
Free support via the author's web site and forum at www.biobees.com
Some of the unsolicited feedback about this book:
"After reading The Barefoot Beekeeper I knew immediately I had found what I had been thinking about and searching for for years. It inspired me to immediately build several Top Bar hives and change my manner of keeping bees. ...read as much as you can about bees and beekeeping but do buy this one and follow it's suggested path." N, Spain
"...the best book out there as far as I'm concerned for those interested in pursuing sustainable beekeeping." MH, USA
"...a very helpful primer and a VERY inspiring discussion of sustainable beekeeping." CS
"...as an argument for sustainable beekeeping, the writing is unparalleled." G, UK
"In over 50 years of practical beekeeping, and with a large library of bee books, I have not previously come across such enlightenment, vision and commonsense in our Craft. Good for you, Phil- I believe you have changed the direction of beekeeping." DE, Devon
"I think this site is the best I have found to date. It is blowing the myth on beekeeping. We are going to build the TBH this weekend. To think I nearly blew a fortune on a National beehive. Its not about robbing every drop of honey from their hive. " D, Norfolk
