Transform your backyard into a thriving bee paradise with this comprehensive beekeeping guide from Stuart and Cedar Anderson, the father-and-son team behind the world's most successful beekeeping invention.
Including...
- Complete beginner set-up: Start your first hive in any space, including rooftops, courtyards and balconies
- Year-round bee care: How to care for your bees throughout the seasons whatever part of the world you live in
- Step-by-step honey harvesting: Extract liquid gold simply and without harming your bees
- Expert pest control: Latest treatments and prevention methods
- Troubleshooting solutions: Advice for common beekeeping challenges
- Honey recipes: Favorite recipes to make the most of your delicious harvest
- Environmental impact: Become a pollinator hero and help your local ecosystem
The authors also share the incredible origin story of the Flow Hive which, after years of experimentation, was launched with one of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns in history. The Flow Hive has since sold over 130,000 units in 130 countries around the world, transforming beekeeping everywhere. Their inspirational tale of ingenuity and persistence will inspire you to start your own beekeeping journey.
Arvustused
'An inspiring guide to the fascinating world of beekeeping and the story behind the invention of the Flow Hive. A must-read for all bee lovers.' Jamie Oliver
'Firstly, this book is brilliant! I never expected the joy that beekeeping would bring into my life; how it would open my eyes and heart to the wonderful world of bees in the most inspiring and enduring way. Bees and beekeeping have truly enhanced my life in so many positive ways, and now everyone can discover the magic of these majestic creatures for themselves.'
Johanna Griggs, Better Homes and Gardens
'A practical and beautiful guide - full of clear instructions, beekeeping wisdom, and the inventors' tale.' Frederick Dunn, The Way to Bee
'In plain, clear language, this book covers all the basic issues of getting started in beekeeping. Not just the oversimplified version often given in beekeeping books for beginners, but also not overwhelming with more detail than a beginner can absorb.' Michael Bush, The Practical Beekeeper
How it all began
Launching the Flow Hive
Building the Flow Hive
1.Bees, the universe and everything
2.Beekeeping basics
3.Understanding your beehive
4.About the Flow Hive
5.Caring for your bees
6.The honey harvest
7.The beekeeping year
8.Tips and troubleshooting
9.Impact
Resources
Index
Cedar Anderson has been a beekeeper since the age of six, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather before him. Growing up on a bushland 'intentional community' in northern New South Wales, Australia, Cedar didn't have a TV. Instead, he spent his time tinkering and coming up with crazy inventions to delight his friends and family. Cedar lives on the far north coast of NSW with his partner Kylie and their two children Jarli and Mella.
Stuart Anderson is a life-long beekeeper and before the launch of the Andersons' incredible invention, he was the director of a not-for-profit community organisation based in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. Living in Brunswick Heads, NSW, Stu is still an avid beekeeper with a passion for the natural world and a family man with four kids and eight grandchildren.
