USEFUL WILD PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
BY CHARLES FRANCIS SAUNDERS INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTALL the familiar vegetables and fruits of our kitchen gardens, as well as the cereals of our fields,…
BEE-FRIENDLY GARDENS AND URBAN BEEKEEPING
INTRODUCTIONEvery gardener knows that bees are a common sight in their garden. Not everyone, however, knows what a vital role these tiny, diligent…
Beekeeping in California
©1987 by The Regents of the University of CaliforniaDivision of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The first known evidence that early man robbed honey…
Building a Better Beehive
by Robert Gerard Les Crowder always had a great curiosity about insects when he was a kid growing up in Bernalillo, New Mexico….
Building 7 Modified Warre’ Bee Hives
These plans are based on the hive design developed by Abbe Emile Warre as described in the 12thEdition of Beekeeping for All published…
Build Your Own Topbar Beehive The BackYardHive.com Way
Plans Courtesy of: www.BackYardHive.com Our primary focus is on improving bee ecology and beekeeping methods that respect the honeybee. Our hope is that…
Better Beekeeping in Top-Bar Hives Entrances and Roofs
We hope that this series of articles will stimulate discussion and sharing of ideas, experiences and techniques. Beekeepers are renowned for their diversity…
New York City Beekeepers Association’s Best Management Practices for Safe Urban Beekeeping
INTRODUCTIONBeekeeping has become increasingly popular in New York City. Although generally docile, honeybees (Apis mellifera) can and may sting. Responsible management is therefore…
BEEKEEPING
By Practical Action IntroductionHoney has a long and distinguished history in the human diet. For thousands of years honey hunters have plundered the…