“The Complete Guide to Beekeeping for Fun & Profit”

“The Complete Guide to Beekeeping for Fun & Profit: Everything you Need to Know Explained Simply”

Paperback book published March 23, 2010

Cindy Belknap

This book walks all motivated potential beekeepers through the process of building and operating their beekeeping business from the ground up, ensuring it is both a fun hobby and a great way to make a little extra money on the side.

You will learn everything you need to effectively start beekeeping for profit and fun, including:

• What materials you need
• Which bees are best for honey or wax production
• All of the fundamental safety equipment you need to effectively handle the bees
• Where to place your hives on your property to take advantage of natural circumstances
• The basics you need to understand what bees do and how they interact, including details about the queen bee, the worker bees, drones, and foragers
• The affect that seasons have on your colonies
• How to use your smoke to access and gather honey from your bees

The best in home beekeeping professionals have been interviewed and their expertise and insights have been gathered here for you to review, providing additional details about a variety of topics including:

• The kinds and methods of honey gathering that you can profit from you how to install everything and keep your colonies updated
• How to keep the necessary records how to sell your honey and what the best prices for that honey is
• What is involved in opening a colony and how to manage pests effectively without endangering the bees or the honey
• How to manage your hives in the winter and fall
• What you can do with everything your bees produce

For anyone who has ever considered beekeeping as a hobby or source of side income, this is the book for you.