One of my favourite books on this subject as very detailed and an easy to read writing style. I’d recommend to both new and experience keepers alike.
This is a detailed book, full of practical advice and information. Not a page of the 300 pages is wasted on filling or useless photographs to ‘inspire’ you.
If you’re thinking of beekeeping, then this book will tell you what you need to know to get started and be an invaluable reference to you over the years to come.
Excellent Value for money.
Available both new and second hand from Amazon.
Amazon Reviews of A Practical Manual of Beekeeping:
“I bought this book and have read it cover to cover. There isn’t much in here that you wouldn’t get in other beekeeping books but the way it is written has made this the most useful bee book I have read so far. The author is an experienced beekeeper who has tried everything and he just tells you what works (and is honest about where he went wrong). The style is easy to read, there is no waffle, just the nuts and bolts.
It really is a practical manual. I have several other beekeeping books but this one will be my reference from now on- the others will be the back up. The illustrations are limited, as are the photos, I would like to have seen more. The book seems mostly written for the UK but has advice suited to other locations too (the author has kept bees commercially in Spain and New Zealand). Highly recommended to beginner and journeyman beekeepers.”
Further Books in this Section
- A Practical Manual of Beekeeping by David Cramp
- Beekeeping – A Practical Guide by Roger Patterson
- Complete and Easy Guide to Beekeeping by Kim Flottum
- Starting With Bees by Peter Gordon
