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Keeping bees isn't just for a hobby for country folk and with the Honey Bee in serious decline more and more attention is being turned to putting hives in back gardens, on allotments and even on the top of municipal buildings.
Aimed at anyone considering keeping bees, Urban Beekeeping takes you through bee keeping, season by season. During which Craig Hughes shows you how to purchase the hive, the equipment and training needed, how to site it and manage it month by month, to ensure that keeping bees is a relaxing pastime that could lead to commercial success as well as a venture that is managed safely, with you very much in control.
Whilst not attempting to do away with instruction from a bee keeper, preferably one prescribed by the Beekeepers Society, this book acts as an ideal companion. Filled with solid, sensible advice by someone with over 30 years of beekeeping experience, this book takes you step-by-step through the beekeeping experience. It lets you know what to expect, the pitfalls, as well as the joys of joining one of the world's oldest professions.
About the Author Craig Hughes is a beekeeper with over 30 years of experience of keeping bees and 30 years experience of bee stings. He is a qualified and classically trained chef with many years in the industry. He is also a qualified lawyer specialising in European and Islamic law. It was after his brush with cancer that he changed his lifestyle and returned to beekeeping full time. He has successfully put hives on top of town halls and even the BBC building! He also has a regular spot on BBC Lancashire's Countryfile.
Publication Date is June 2010
