Title: First Lessons in Beekeeping
Author: C. P. Dadant
Format: Softcover, 127 pages
Illustrations: Black and white photos and drawings
Size: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Publisher: Dadant and Sons, IL, 1981 fifth printing of the 1976 revised edition.
ISBN: 0915698021
In Good used condition with a few spots and shallow creases on the outer wraps, a 1/2 inch tear on the spine at the bottom of the front cover, and a former owner's name stamp on the first page.
An excellent reference for the beginning beekeeper. This is the 1981 fifth printing of the revised 1976 version. Step-by-step, from what kind of hives to use, how to select and care for the bees, how to gather and use the honey and beeswax, and how to overwinter bees - this book has everything you will ever need to know