<b>Your Backyard Farming Experience Begins Here!<br><br>Make beekeeping a part of your backyard farming experience: enjoy honey, beeswax and a more fruitful garden, as your bees will work as hard as you do to make your backyard farm a success!</b><br><br><b><i>Backyard Farming: Raising Bees</i></b> is your guide to successfully caring for your hive. As a comprehensive primer for first-time beekeepers, <b><i>Raising Bees</i></b> includes detailed illustrations and informative photographs that help to ease new homesteaders into the world of backyard beekeeping.<br><br><i><b>Raising Bees</b></i> takes you from start to finish: from planning out your bees’ space in the yard and constructing/installing your hives, to feeding and nurturing your new colony, to enjoying your very own golden honey and more.<br><br>With <b><i>Raising Bees</i></b>, you will:<br>• Learn the proper use of the equipment necessary to make your beekeeping a success<br>• Construct the perfect apiary to minimize your workload and ensure a productive colony<br>• Gather honey and beeswax for profit, or to include in your own self-sufficiency plan<br>• Use the freshest, fullest honey possible in a variety of delicious recipes<br>…and many more tips and tricks from experienced farmers to help you avoid the most common pitfalls you might encounter. <br> <br><b><i>Raising Bees</i></b> is your first big step to joining the growing movement of homemakers and homesteaders looking to make a return to a healthier, happier way of life—and it starts right in your own backyard.<br><br><b><i>Backyard Farming</i></b> is a series of easy-to-use guides to help urban, suburban, and rural dwellers turn their homes into homesteads. Whether planning to grow food for the family or for sale at the local farmers market, <b><i>Backyard Farming</i></b> provides simple instruction and essential information in a convenient reference.