Description:
This Penn State University publication provides a fairly comprehensive and detailed book for the backyard beekeeper.  “This manual is all about beekeeping—understanding honey bee biology, getting started, managing bee colonies for fun and/or profit and is designed to help you become a successful beekeeper. Welcome to the world of beekeeping.”  It covers topics like bee castes, beekeeping equipment, clothing, packages and nucs, apiary location, seasonal management, diseases and pests, honey production and processing, rendering bees wax and pollen trapping … A very good resource for the beginning beekeeper.
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