- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Foul Play Press; 4th Revised edition edition (May 30 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0881503150
- ISBN-13: 978-0881503159
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #669,333 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
A classic text from one of the world's experts on bees. This comprehensive guide will give beginners all they need to start and maintain a healthy bee colony, while experienced beekeepers will find advice on expanding into new areas of the business and how to refine their skills. Subjects covered include: • Buying a colony of bees • Managing bees throughout the seasons • Selecting equipment and a good apiary site • Preventing swarming • Extracting, processing, and selling honey • Controlling pests, predators, and diseases • Rearing queen honey bees Photographs and technical drawings illustrate the text, and appendixes define technical terms, list sources of supplies, and tell you where to go to find more information. 49 black and white photographs, 3 illustrations, index.
About the Author
Roger A. Morse was professor of apiculture at Cornell University and an enthusiastic beekeeper for more than 50 years. The author of many books and several hundred popular and scientific articles on bees and beekeeping, Morse died in 2000.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
The New Incomplete Guide to Beekeeping,
By Jesse Bellavance (Spotsylvania, Va USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: New Complete Guide To Beekeeping (Paperback)
I have about 17 books on beekeeping related topics and I found this one to be the most lack luster of them all. Like the other reviewer said it touches briefly on all aspects of beekeeping but does not go into any real depth. I found its section on How To Get Started On Beekeeping pathetic. On installing a package of bees it offers six black and white photographs and a few lines of text underneath each picture to describe what is going on. That?s it!!. It does not mention anything about what to feed them once they are installed, your first inspection and what to look for, or a description of the equipment you will need to start your first hive. I think most beginners are very concerned about starting the process correctly and more attention should have been placed on the first few weeks of establishing a hive. Dr. Morse did not even go into the topic of establishing a colony with a nuc. Dr. Morse is a very well known and respected professor at Cornell University who I might call one of the founding fathers of modern beekeeping. Unfortunately, he wrote a crappy book that offers little to the new beekeeper. Two books I would recommend are John Vivian's "Keeping Bees". Although it is slightly dated when it comes to managing mites the rest of the book is invaluable as a source of information. Richard Bonney's two books on beekeeping are also very good.
2.0 out of 5 stars
incomplete guide to beekeeping,
By A Customer
This review is from: New Complete Guide To Beekeeping (Paperback)
this is a good book for someone interested in beekeeping, but offers little to someone who is actually getting started in beekeeping. It contains an introduction to nearly every important topic in beekeeping, but is not in depth enough to help anyone who has bees and has questions about them.
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2.5 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 82 of 83 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
The New Incomplete Guide to Beekeeping,
By Jesse Bellavance - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: New Complete Guide To Beekeeping (Paperback)
I have about 17 books on beekeeping related topics and I found this one to be the most lack luster of them all. Like the other reviewer said it touches briefly on all aspects of beekeeping but does not go into any real depth. I found its section on How To Get Started On Beekeeping pathetic. On installing a package of bees it offers six black and white photographs and a few lines of text underneath each picture to describe what is going on. That?s it!!. It does not mention anything about what to feed them once they are installed, your first inspection and what to look for, or a description of the equipment you will need to start your first hive. I think most beginners are very concerned about starting the process correctly and more attention should have been placed on the first few weeks of establishing a hive. Dr. Morse did not even go into the topic of establishing a colony with a nuc. Dr. Morse is a very well known and respected professor at Cornell University who I might call one of the founding fathers of modern beekeeping. Unfortunately, he wrote a crappy book that offers little to the new beekeeper. Two books I would recommend are John Vivian's "Keeping Bees". Although it is slightly dated when it comes to managing mites the rest of the book is invaluable as a source of information. Richard Bonney's two books on beekeeping are also very good.
41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
incomplete guide to beekeeping,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: New Complete Guide To Beekeeping (Paperback)
this is a good book for someone interested in beekeeping, but offers little to someone who is actually getting started in beekeeping. It contains an introduction to nearly every important topic in beekeeping, but is not in depth enough to help anyone who has bees and has questions about them.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Its an ok book.,
By T. Petty - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: New Complete Guide To Beekeeping (Paperback)
I had wished this book was actually newer with more information on the latest bee problems facing us in North America. The book is written well, but sort of outdated being written in the 90's. Over all it was a decent read, but I wished I hadn't purchased it along with the beekeeping for dummies book.
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