This practical guide provides you with all the essentials of beekeeping that will help make your backyard beekeeping a breeze. It introduces some concepts, tools, and resources that can handle your beehive, plan your first colony, with sound advice for caring for your bees so that you can enjoy the harvest of your hard work.Learn all you need to know in starting your colony with this how-to guide for a beekeepingThis practical guide provides you with all the essentials of beekeeping that will help make your backyard beekeeping a breeze. It introduces some concepts, tools, and resources that can handle your beehive, plan your first colony, with sound advice for caring for your bees so that you can enjoy the harvest of your hard work. Partly a history book and part handbook, this illustrated manual covers important aspects of the ancient hobby of beekeeping in a modern and simple to understand way. In this book, you will learn how to manage hives safely, harvest your own honey, with other simple ideas on how to store and market the honey and beeswax you produce.Other things to expect in this book, include: Practical information on the workings of a hive, how and where to set up hives to increase the chances of maximum success, buying and installing quality bees, and feeding bees Suggested effective for dealing with common hive pests and diseases, including possible reasons for colony collapse disorder (CCD), backed up with studies and research.Guide for enjoying rich and bounty honey harvests, with instructions to aid you processing, storing and marketing the products from your hives, as well as how to make products from your harvestGuidance for different seasons that ensure your hives stay healthy, strong and refreshed throughout their life cycleIdentify when your hive goes queenless to ensure your bees do not start producing infertile eggs that can jeopardize the survival of your hive.If you're new to beekeeping, Beginning Beekeeping is the perfect companion to get you started