{"product_id":"common-sense-natural-beekeeping-sustainable-bee-friendly-techniques-to-help-your-hives-survive-and-thrive","title":"Common Sense Natural Beekeeping: Sustainable, Bee-Friendly Techniques to Help Your Hives Survive and Thrive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eCommon Sense Natural Beekeeping is a book that teaches beekeepers holistic, sensible alternatives to conventional apiary practices, based on expert advice from Kim Flottom. It includes lessons from the way bees live in the wild, management strategies that respect the natural intelligence of the bee, and hive design elements that promote colony health and resilience. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 30 November 2021\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Quarry Books\u003cbr\u003e\\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday's bees are facing unprecedented challenges. Chemical treatments for pests like the ubiquitous and deadly varroa mite have become standard, even as resistance to these treatments grows and evidence suggests that the chemical treatments themselves are contributing to the widely discussed Colony Collapse Disorder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommon Sense Natural Beekeeping offers beekeepers a different choice. Based on expert advice from Kim Flottom, editor emeritus of Bee Culture magazine and best-selling author of The Backyard Beekeeper, this book teaches holistic, sensible alternatives to conventional apiary practices, and includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLessons from the way bees live in the wild\u003cbr\u003eManagement strategies that respect the natural intelligence of the bee\u003cbr\u003eHive design elements that promote colony health and resilience\u003cbr\u003eCase studies highlighting successful natural beekeepers from around the world\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeekeepers today have myriad choices to make that affect their bees' health and productivity. From housing to nutrition, including pests and diseases, Common Sense Natural Beekeeping introduces sustainable alternatives for natural hive management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 488g\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 216 x 253 x 10 (mm)\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781631599552\\n                            \\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kim Flottum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44101703270650,"sku":"9781631599552","price":13.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/381ba5a6e50fee6bca4b70ff72944a1a.jpg?v=1639629667","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/common-sense-natural-beekeeping-sustainable-bee-friendly-techniques-to-help-your-hives-survive-and-thrive","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}