First Lessons in Beekeeping

A Classic Beginner's Guide to Honey Bees, Hives, and Apiary Management

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C P Dadant

Verlag:

Wilder Publications

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: RDYNR2E

EAN: 9781515432203

Erhältlich:

Nicht auf Lager

Zustellung: Di, 30.06.2026

Versand: Kostenlos

CHF 46.–

Beschreibung

First Lessons in Beekeeping is a practical beginner's guide to honey bees, hive management, equipment, swarming, honey production, and the everyday work of the apiary. Written by C. P. Dadant, one of the central names in American beekeeping publishing, this complete and unabridged edition preserves a classic instructional text for readers interested in traditional beekeeping methods, small-scale agriculture, homesteading, honey production, and the history of apiculture. Dadant's own company describes the book as a 1917 classic that became a first stop for beginning beekeepers for generations. The book's enduring value lies in its plain, methodical approach. Dadant writes for the learner who needs the fundamentals clearly explained: the life of the colony, the role of the queen, the handling of hives, the use of frames and supers, the prevention of common mistakes, and the practical steps that turn curiosity about bees into competent beekeeping. Modern equipment, disease management, and regional practice have changed since Dadant's day, but First Lessons in Beekeeping remains useful as a foundational historical manual and a readable introduction to the traditional principles behind beekeeping. For readers of agriculture, self-sufficiency, farm skills, homesteading, honey bees, and classic practical manuals, it offers a direct route into one of the most enduring branches of rural life.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

C P Dadant

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Format

Buch (Hardcover)

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