Great book for beginner or experienced bee-keeper.
928231
Wow! Jam-packed. Great information for the beginner, yet as an experienced bee-keeper, I found a lot of new tips, too. Great stuff.
1265265
Even though I might never actually keep bees of my own, I know that I could because of this book.  I absolutely loved reading this book and English did a great job of providing information and still keeping the book enjoyable to read.  The text flowed smoothly and the stunning pictures only added to the overall appeal of the book.  I believe that everyone, from beginners to experts, could benefit from owning the wonderful book.
4619875
Easy to understand and increased my understanding bee keeping.
1059057
I'm just starting out, bees on order, hive assembled. This book held my interest. This author has a way of writing as though he is here in the room with me, just talking about our bees.
674950
The author undoubtedly knows his stuff about bees.  He has tons of experience and is a good writer.  I enjoyed the way he focuses on sustainability in beekeeping and is open to new ideas.  I like the way he offers multiple points of view on how best to handle each kind of problem you may encounter, from insect pests, to neighbors who hate bees, etc.
1752611
First time beekeeper and this book is EXCELLENT! It is my go to for all of my questions or concerns. I have read the other books, however this is the open that answers all my questions with down to earth commonsense and practical information.
3120579
lots of good information. lots of history on bee keeping. just an all round good book. just I have read so much that this information on bee keeping is repetitive to me, but if had got this one first I would have to say that about the other books.
1697732
I received this book as a gift, and I couldn't put it down.  The first volume is all of the standard information about honey bees for the new beekeeper.  However, the emphasis is kept on raising the bees as naturally as possible.  The author explains and believes that bees have been around long enough to know what they're doing on their own, we just need to work with them.  The second and third volumes build on that information, and offer concepts that even experienced beekeepers can benefit from.  There is a wonderful "terms glossary" that covers all of those beekeeping terms you might see on internet forums, but aren't quite sure what people are talking about.  There is also a section that has frequently asked questions of the author.  I'm very happy with this book, and will keep it on the shelf as a wonderful reference.  There are two things that I believe could be improved, the font size is rather large, I believe the book could be a bit smaller with a "normal" font size.  2nd, the images leave a bit to be desired, however I believe this is due to the printing style rather than the images themselves.
4564880
I learned so much In this book I have to give it 5 stars. I knew NOTHING about bees and now I can make some seriously informed decisions concerning getting into beekeeping. Very simple guide but packed full of the pertinent info. With the state of bees lately I feel this to be a vital craft to get into to. I will be discussing this with my wife and getting here view. I really think we may do it after reading this book.

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981680
Love this book. Easy to understand and has everything a backyard beekeeper needs to now.
4128508
The content of this book is fantastic for a new top bar beekeeper.  There is depth, detail & real information throughout the book.
280846
Excellent reproduction/translation of how it used to bee done. Great for the beginner as well as the expert bee keeper. Matter-of-fact accounting of observations and theory on hive operations throughout the year. Information that never goes out of date.
3457369
I actually stopped reading 1/2 through, read another book on bee-keeping, and then came back and finished this one. Why? Because it's incomplete in areas of non chemical intervention. So, as I'm reading information on what and how to treat with what preventively (as this book suggests) I'm thinking to myself - wait, that's not how I want to do things. So I went to find a book that covered this area more appropriately.

This book really breaks apart the bee, the hive, all of the equipment. It's a very good first read. Even if you don't agree with all of the methods. Read other books to learn about integrated pest management, your options in terms of equipment (this book doesn't even suggest using all medium boxes, no deep ones, which is what I ultimately decided to do). But there is a lot of information here.
1520599
I absolutely loved this book. It sure has quite a lot of tips for begginers and for explaining the yearly cycle of tending them.

My slight dissapointment comes that even if they include a section where he talks about several species of honey bee, the author doesn't mention the sting-less bees of the class Melipona which are native bees, disease resistant, extremly backyard friendly, easy to catch, etc.
2499185
Great book, very indepth reading regarding honey bee's, great book for beginner beekeeping to learn all aspects of bee keeping.
2117874
easy to read interesting tips answers a lot of questions you may have .one of the better books on beekeeping ive read
3688145
This is a fantastic book! I plan to start beekeeping this year and this answered a lot of my beginner questions.