Homegrown Honey Bees

Discover the joys of harvesting honey from your own back yard. Alethea Morrison outlines what you'll need to know to make it through the first year, while stunning macrophotography by Mars Vilaubi brings the inner workings of the hive to life.

With in-depth discussions of allergies, colony hierarchy, bee behavior, and more, this approachably informative guide bursts with enthusiastic encouragement. Keep your own bees, and enjoy the sweet buzz. Morrison and Vilaubi chronicle the happenings in their own hive and share the challenges of their first year.

Their book is exactly what its subtitle describes it as - an absolute beginner's guide to keeping bees. It delivers basic information needed to get through the first year of keeping bees.

Paperback; 160 pages; book dimensions 7 x 9 inches