{"product_id":"beekeeping-at-the-end-of-the-earth-9780994594600","title":"Beekeeping At The End Of The Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeekeeping at the End of the Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e, an essential read for learning about beekeeping in a cool temperate climate with a focus on Tasmania our island home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e One hundred beekeepers one hundred different ways to keep bees.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeekeeping At The End Of The Earth is a practical insight into cool climate beekeeping with a focus on Tasmania, our island home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated with unique diagrams and floral calendar, useful tables and descriptive images, the pictures help tell the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePromoting children as the future of beekeeping while honouring our master beekeepers, Beekeeping At The End Of The Earth provides a valuable resource for this lifetime of learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTasmania our island home is a paradise of wild unspoilt lands, mountains and beaches, an adventure wonderland and a foodies dream. Our apiaries, gardens, farms, fisheries and vineyards produce food of the highest quality providing our applauded restaurants and cafes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoney features as a natural food with globally unique leatherwood honey being much sort after and is the mainstay of our industry. Tasmania is also the home to \u003cem\u003eLeptospermum scoparium\u003c\/em\u003e, Manuka, made famous by New Zealand beekeepers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are thinking about beekeeping, are a beginner or seasoned practitioner, you will find useful information for cool climate beekeeping anywhere on the planet in Beekeeping At The End Of The Earth. The Chapter list provides an overview of the content: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo Begin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Bee\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHive Location\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUrban\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEquipment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecord Keeping\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSwarms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeasonal Management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFlora\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHarvest, Process, Market, Sell\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHoney\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQueen Management \u0026amp; Rearing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNutrition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDisease \u0026amp; Pests\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlternative Beekeeping \u0026amp; Innovation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNative Flora Calendar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-native Flora Calendar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe majority of beekeepers in Tasmania use Langstroth hives and are involved in migratory beekeeping following peak honey flows. We look at urban beekeeping, the development of an urban code of practice, even rooftop hives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternative Beekeeping and Innovation explores a number of different approaches based on close to nature concepts including Warr  and top-bar hives. The Flow(R) Hive, the most significant innovation in beehive design and honey collection in over 100 years is applauded.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA guide to disease and pests helps understand issues and manage healthy colonies while providing solutions to their impacts. Biosecurity is essential to the Australian and Tasmanian honey bee industry and protecting bees is vital for the benefit of pollination dependent food crops.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding your local and regional flora and flowering times helps beekeepers move hives to honey flows and identify beneficial plants for planting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhether you have one hive or hundreds Beekeeping At The End Of The Earth is a must read for every cool climate beekeeper.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark David Leech\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brueckner Leech\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780994594600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeech, Mark David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mark Leech is a reluctant author, a beekeeper, forester, husband, father and opa, often more interested in researching new information and taking relevant images, than writing. Born in Tasmania and widely travelled with his German wife Susanne, Mark has a great appreciation of Tasmania his island home. Author of the highly successful; Bee Friendly A planting guide for European honeybees and Australian native pollinators, A Field Guide to Native Flora Used by Honeybees in Tasmania Tasmanian Floral Resources for Honeybees Mark is passionate about bee forage and nutrition and encouraging children's interest in beekeeping. Mark has been awarded the 2001 Tasmanian World Forestry Day Award and the 2016 Richard Stanton Memorial Award for Excellence in Sustainable Forest Management. Mark and his wife Susanne are passionate about helping the poorest of the poor and have been involved with fundraising, emergency aid and sustainable development with Iris Global in Malawi, Mozambique and Haiti. 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