The Idle Beekeeper: The Low-Effort, Natural Way to Raise Bees by Bill Anderson (

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Idle Beekeeper by Bill Anderson From building a hive to harvesting honey, a top urban beekeeper and shows aspiring beekeepers how to keep bees the simple way. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Global bee populations have been rapidly declining for years, and its not just our honey supply thats at stake: the contribution of bees to the pollination of crops is essential to human survival. But even in industrial apiaries, bees are in distress, hiving in synthetic and hostile environments. Enter idle beekeeping: the grassroots, low-intervention system that seeks to emulate the behavior and habitat of bees in the wild-and it only requires two active days of beekeeping per year, one in the spring and another in the fall.In The Idle Beekeeper, Bill Anderson calls upon his years of applied curiosity as an urban beekeeper to celebrate these underappreciated insects and show how simple and rewarding beekeeping can be. In this entertaining, philosophical, and practical guide, Anderson shares why and how to build a hive system that is both cutting-edge and radically old. Maximum idleness is achieved through step-by-step directions to help the beekeeper gently harvest honey with minimum effort, make mead and beeswax candles, and closely observe and understand these fascinating and productive social creatures. For anyone interested in keeping bees, The Idle Beekeeper is the definitive guide to getting started, even in a city, and without effort. Author Biography Bill Anderson is an urban beekeeper and educator based in London who writes the regular beekeeping column for The Idler Magazine, and his online Idle Beekeeping course is currently available from The Idler website. The other 363 days he isnt tending to his hives, Anderson is a television drama director, working on a huge variety of shows, including Dr. Who and Mr. Selfridge. Review "In this charming anecdotal how-to guide, Anderson, beekeeping columnist for The Idler magazine, lays out a low-maintenance approach to his hobby. . . . Readers keen on actually keeping bees themselves should find this information-packed books instructional component particularly useful, and Andersons fellow idlers will appreciate his laissez-faire personal ethos." * Publishers Weekly *Andersons love of bees and beekeeping is apparent and creates an effective enticement for readers to become beekeepers. His minimalist approach provides an easy entry to a potentially intimidating pastime * Booklist *"The Idle Beekeeper is a beautifully written and wonderfully informative book on how to be a hobby beekeeper who is deeply respectful of his or her bees. The author, Bill Anderson, describes in detail how he succeeds as a hive keeper, not a beekeeper, for he knows that the bees keep themselves far better than he would ever do. The "idle" in its title refers not to laziness, but to the need to go into each hive on just two days each year, to add and remove a comb honey super. This is the book that I will recommend to novice backyard (or rooftop) bee enthusiasts." * Thomas D. Seeley, author of The Lives of Bees, Cornell University *"Laid back and user-friendly . . . Aspiring apiarists inspired by Andersons enthusiastic prose can skim the book for essential information" * Natural History magazine * Promotional From building a hive to harvesting honey, a top urban beekeeper shares how to care for bees the simple, mindful way. Review Quote "Laid back and user-friendly . . . Aspiring apiarists inspired by Andersons enthusiastic prose can skim the book for essential information" Promotional "Headline" From building a hive to harvesting honey, a top urban beekeeper shares how to care for bees the simple, mindful way. Details ISBN1468317067 Pages 240 Publisher Overlook Press Year 2019 ISBN-10 1468317067 ISBN-13 9781468317060 Format Hardcover Imprint Overlook Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2019-05-07 Author Bill Anderson DEWEY 638.1 Subtitle The Low-Effort, Natural Way to Raise Bees Language English UK Release Date 2019-05-07 NZ Release Date 2019-05-07 US Release Date 2019-05-07 AU Release Date 2019-05-06 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:124808923;

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