Advanced Top Bar Beekeeping - Christy Hemenway - Bog

Beekeeping outside the box ¿ GETTING BEYOND THE BASICS WITH TOP BAR HIVES Anyone who encourages better handling of nature's number one livestock ¿ bees ¿ should be read and followed. Christy Hemenway is that guy. Read and learn. ¿ JOEL SALATIN, Polyface Farm [Hemenway's] new book is not only essential for those who want to keep bees in top bar hives, but also for those who want a deeper look on beekeeping problems and on the life of Apis mellifera. ¿ PAOLO FONTANA, Entomologist-Apidologist Top bar hives focus on supporting the honeybees' natural systems, especially the clean natural beeswax found inside ¿ helping the bees to thrive and top bar beekeepers to harvest delicious healthy honey and beautiful beeswax. Advanced Top Bar Beekeeping picks up where The Thinking Beekeeper left off, providing a wealth of information for backyard beekeepers ready to take the next step with this bee-friendly approach. While continuing to emphasize the intimate connection between our food system, bees, and the wellbeing of the planet, Advanced Top Bar Beekeeping breaks new ground in the quest to shift the dominant agricultural paradigm away from chemical-laden, industrial monoculture and towards healthy, diverse local farming. See what the buzz is about with this must-read guide for the new breed of thinking beekeeper. Christy's experience and drive to further the use of top bar hives is extremely evident in this her next level work. ¿ I learned a few tricks from her and my top bar beekeeping improved due to her insights and explanations. ¿ KIM FLOTTUM, editor, Bee Culture magazine , and editor, BEEKeeping: Your First Three Years CHRISTY HEMENWAY is the owner and founder of Gold Star Honeybees, a complete resource for all things related to beekeeping in top bar hives. A passionate bee-vangelist and advocate for natural, chemical-free beekeeping, Christy is the author of The Thinking Beekeeper: A Guide to Natural Beekeeping in Top Bar Hives . To help bring you the very best inspiration and information about greener, more sustainable lifestyles, Mother Earth News is recommending select New Society Publishers books to its readers. This book is one of them.