| DVD: Getting Started in Beekeeping with the Top Bar Hive |
This DVD is a great introduction to backyard beekeeping "The Fun, Fascinating, and Healthy Hobby of Beekeeping In Your Backyard" It is intended to inform and educate through video, showing hands-on demonstrations of common beekeeping tasks.
Step-by-step instructions and demonstrations to help you learn the tricks and techniques you will need to get started with keeping bees in your own backyard. The DVD video includes 6 topics that take you from set-up to harvesting and processing your honey. If you have explored beekeeping as a hobby, you know that it can be difficult to find answers to your most basic questions. There is a lot to consider:
Get answers to your questions by watching and listening as the basics of beekeeping are demonstrated. BackYardHive.com's new video "Getting Started with Backyard Beekeeping -- Learn about a Beekeeping Alternative" gives you techniques and instructions to successfully start and manage your own beehive. Whether it's pollinating your garden or your very own harvested honey that intrigues you this DVD shows you the first step of the fascinating world of backyard beekeeping Looking for a simple and proven method to follow? The method outlined in this instructional video is specifically designed for the backyard beekeeper and it is much easier, less expensive, and gentler on the bees than traditional beekeeping. You don't need a lot of land, or expensive equipment to keep bees using this method. You can even do it in an urban setting. You'll learn how to start and manage a thriving hive for:
The "Getting Started with Backyard Beekeeping" video gives you all the basics, including setup, starting a hive, care and maintenance, harvesting, and processing. Plus, you'll get valuable tips and tricks that will keep you from learning the hard way. In this video, you will watch close-up footage of bees hard at work. We'll show you hands-on demonstrations of common beekeeping tasks.
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You will see how simple and easy it is to harvest your honey.
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Here's a table of contents for you:
Chapter 1: Introduction
- What is a top-bar hive?
- Top-bar hive history
- The top-bar hive and the ecology
- Beekeeping is safe and easy
- What about bee sting allergies?
- Help the local ecology
- Increase your garden yield
Chapter 2: Set-up and Bee Installation
- Description of hive design
- How combs are formed
- Pre-installation steps
- Best time of day to install bee
- How to set-up a false back to help the bees get started
- Adding the queen (from a package of bees)
- Completing installation
- When to remove feeder
Chapter 3: Checking Progress (after 2-3 weeks)
- Inspecting the hive
- How to keep from exciting the hive
- Detaching comb from the sides of the hive
- Ensuring comb alignment
- Checking for larvae in comb cells
Chapter 4: Seasonal Management
- Bee activity in the spring
- Sealing the hive with propolis
- When to remove false back
- How to get more information on beekeeping
- How often to check
- When to expect harvest
Chapter 5: Harvesting Honey
- How to know when it is time to harvest
- Understanding how combs are organized in a hive (special 3D animation footage)
- Best method of harvesting
- Setting up a smoker (optional)
- Keeping disturbance of the bees to a minimum
- How to identify comb that is ready to harvest
- Using a natural grass brush to sweep bees from comb
- Cutting comb from the top bar
Chapter 6: Processing Honey
- Cutting and crushing comb (which tools to use)
- Set-up of straining bucket
- Filtering honey
- Putting in jars and sharing with your friends!
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To order within the United States: $14.99 plus shipping
To order outside the United States: $14.99 plus shipping
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