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Beekeeping as a Business   Richard Jones (Author) Size: A5 (210 mm x 148 mm) ISSN: Categories: Apiary, Environmental Issues and Agriculture ISBN No: 978-0-85092-631-6 Format: Spiral bound Publication Date: 1999 Number of Pages: 70 Status: In stock Price: £ 25.00    [Currency converter]   Download a PDF with additional information for this publication Description A clearly written, practical start-up guide to every aspect of establishing and maintaining a hive, written for rural people in developing countries. Beekeeping requires little if any financial aid, and bee products have a good export market. They also provide nutrition for the hive owner. This book is easy to understand, and the text is well supported with clearly- labelled black-and-white drawings and diagrams. There are also numerous colour and black-and-white photographs. Contents Introduction Section 1: Why bees? Section 2: The bee colony Section 3: Wild bees, nests and traditional hives Section 4: Top-bar hives Section 5: How to attract the bees Section 6: Improved Hives Section 7: Beekeeping Equipment Section 8: Hive products Section 9: An explanation of common beekeeping terms Section 10: References