Honey & Hive Products

Author: Kim Flottum
No. of pages: 168
Hard cover

A Guide to Creating, Harvesting, and Cooking with Natural Honeys

In The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook, hive hints and honey harvesting tutorials abound, all delivered with the sound, practical and common-sense perspective of a seasoned expert. Also, an illustrated guide to honey plants explores their regional bloom dates and honey flows in unprecedented detail. A wide array of honey-handling equipment is illustrated, explained and reviewed. With this book at your side, you will be the sweetest, savviest, beekeeper in the neighbourhood.

• Lush full-colour photographs take you from flower bud to bee hive, then onward through the mechanics and choreography of the honey harvest.
• Expert instructions and insight on cultivating varietal honeys show you how to tap into honey's time-tested health benefits
• More than 50 delicious, healthy recipes for both sweet and savoury dishes featuring honey.