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This is an excellent book, providing very readable information on the history of bees, through to keeping and managing them, th... Read More
Great beekeeper`s info book, really nice product
I am very pleased with my purchase of this book, it is a thick bible indeed.
The book starts off with a full history of beekeeping, throughout the book there are high quality illustrations & photographs, ... Read More
Competitiveness
A very well known book in the bee world.
Its deffinately earned 5 stars and im only a quater of the way through it!
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When i bought this book i had ordered another beekeeping book which i promptly sent back
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is an excellent reference book especially on the management of bees with loads of information on all aspects of keeping bees in one place
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The recipes are a nice addition but this is not a cookbook
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Got back home at 4pm today and recived the book now 12am and i have not put the book down only for food and a cupper really good and not at all boring so much to read and so well explained you can understand it im not a big reader but this so good you can read it agen and go back for info shows you how make a bee hiave different bees and so on
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
A really good start for the budding beekeeper however collins let themselves down in the publishing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Some of the pages are repeated in the wrong place and some information missing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
A fairly comprehensive approach with an occasional omission eg no description of caucasian strains of honey bee
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There is also the occasional error due to poor proof reading eg on page 219 the titles of two of the feeders are the wrong way round