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Title: Keeping Bees by John Vivian, Roger Griffith, Liz Buell ISBN: 0-913589-19-5 Publisher: Williamson Publishing Pub. Date: January, 1986 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This is an excellent book on the subject of beekeeping.
Comment: I have read most of the beekeeping books that Amazon carries and I will highly recommend this book to anyone looking to get into beekeeping. It goes into a lot of detail just where a new keeper needs it. If you are an experienced beekeeper and are looking for detailed information in things like queen rearing then you may want to to get a book written specifically on the subject because that area in particular is a volume or two into itself.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good Read for Those Thinking about Bee Keeping
Comment: A nice read, but having kept bees for about 4 months now I found it a little weak. Prior to Vivian's I have read a book by Dadant Publishing which gave a good foundation. Also talking with other beekeepers has also helped conciderably. At times I found the book a little on the quaint-side which for me wasn't of interest. Also found his section on Africanized bees (so-called Killer bees) weak. Presently I am in Brazil working with these bees. Certainly they require a different approach a little more protection and a larger smoker, etc. I've been working with them since I started and am still at it. Certainly they can be aggressive, but one learns to adapt and they are a good producer of honey. An excellent and well informed article on the Africanized Bee can be found in "ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture" by A. I Root. The article gives a balanced and much more positive picture of our little Africans. They tend to be more disease and mite resistant, and build up quickly, etc.. So don't worry to much they might even bring some positive aspects to their weaker European cousins.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent fisrt book
Comment: This was my first book on beekeeping, and I whole-heartedly recommend it to any beginning beekeeper. I now have some 20+ beekeeping books but this is still my personal favorite. The information on bee diseases is a little old, but the clear concise explanations of all other aspects of small scale beekeeping and his warm writing style more than make up for this. Mr. Vivian obviously enjoys his bees and his affection for them only serves to foster the same in the reader. If you are thinking of beekeeping, or introducing the subject to a friend then this is the book to buy.
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Title: Beekeeping: A Practical Guide for the Novice Beekeeper Buying Bees, Management, Rearing, Honey Production/Special Section: The Beekeeper's Yearly W by Werner Melzer, Walter Berghoff, Matthew M. Vriends ISBN: 0812040899 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: March, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Hive Management: A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepers by Richard E. Bonney ISBN: 0882666371 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: February, 1991 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Beekeeping for Dummies by Howland Blackiston ISBN: 0764554190 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 22 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Beekeeping: A Practical Guide by Richard E. Bonney ISBN: 0882668617 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The New Complete Guide to Beekeeping by Roger A. Morse ISBN: 0881503150 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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