Beekeeping for Gardeners

Introduction

Part One: Keeping honey bees
Introducing the honey bee
Becoming a beekeeper
How to get started
Keeping bees
Handling bees
How to manage swarming
Queen and apiary management
The rewards of beekeeping
Caring for bees in winter
Health and hygiene

Part Two: Bees in your garden
Bumblebees
Solitary bees

Part Three: Gardens for bees
A world outside your back door
What to plant for bees
Lawns, meadows and wild areas
Ponds and damp gardens
Shrubs, hedges and trees
Garden and farm crops

The beekeeping year
The best garden plants for bees
Recommended further reading
Acknowledgements
Index

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• Fauna: borboletas, outros insetos e aranhas
• Jardinagem orgânica
• Apicultura (criação de abelhas)

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