An Introduction to Keeping Bees
Revised Edition
Made with the help of The Leiston and District Beekeepers Association
If you are considering keeping bees then this is the DVD for you. Newly updated in 2010 to include the latest thinking on Verroa control, 'An Introduction to Keeping Bees' offers clear guidance and provides a fascinating overview of the subject giving you the confidence to get started.
Experts explain how beekeeping does not have to be difficult or dangerous and advice is given on obtaining bees and equipment, protective clothing and essential tools, choosing your site and the right habitat, pest and disease control and collecting and extracting the honey. With guidance on what Bee Keeping entails over the course of a year, the commercial uses of Honey and absorbing footage of beekeepers in action and intimate shots of bees at work this programme is a pleasure to watch.
Duration : 74 min
