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Keeping Bees with a Smile
A Vision and Practice of Natural Apiculture by Fedor Lazutin (2013-05-03)

ISBN 978-0-9842873-5-2
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You can keep bees, naturally! "Keeping Bees With a Smile is a valuable guide for independent-minded beekeepers who are seeking ways to keep bees without treating them with chemicals, disrupting their homes, and otherwise intruding on their lives. Fedor Lazutin, one of Russia's foremost natural beekeepers, describes a beekeeping system based on a trust of a bee colony as a living being capable of solving life's challenges without human assistance. Beginner-friendly and complete with fascinating photographs, it is a special book, and one that I expect will 'shake up' the thinking of the independent-minded beekeepers in North America and Europe." - Thomas D. Seeley, Cornell University, author of Honeybee Democracy. Are you just curious about bees, or a practicing beekeeper looking for natural alternatives that work? This book is for you! Fedor Lazutin's approach is fun, healthful, rewarding, and accessible to all. Discover his unique insights on how to: * Keep bees naturally without interfering in their lives. * Start an apiary for free by attracting local bee swarms. * Build maintenance-free hives that mimic how bees live in nature. * Keep colonies healthy and strong without any drugs or gimmickry. * Help bees overwinter successfully even in the harshest climate. * Enhance local nectar plant resources. * Produce truly natural honey without robbing the bees. * Reverse the global bee decline... right in your backyard! An invaluable resource for beginners and professionals alike, this richly illustrated book is complete with plans for making bee-friendly, well-insulated horizontal hives with extra-deep frames - plus other fascinating advice you won't find anywhere else. You will gain a profound respect for the bees' intelligence, the practical information for successfully starting and maintaining a few (or many!) colonies in your own backyard, and an appreciation of the bees' harmonious cooperative ways - which may be key to creating a brighter future for our planet.
Bring Checkout Receipt to next Meeting to pick-up book, then return book at the next meeting.  This is NOT a FREE book, but you may sign up (get on waiting list if others have already signed up or checked out.  First Come First Served.  Eligible to check it out for a month if you are an "active" member in good standing.
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  • Meetings
    • Next Meeting
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
    • Apiary Report
    • Mentoring Report
    • Education Report
    • In The News
    • Constitution ByLaws
    • LEADERSHIP >
      • OFFICE DUTIES COMMITTEES
    • Past Meetings
    • Bees Knees Pizza Party
  • Contact
  • EVENTS
    • World Honey Bee Day
  • APIARY
    • Apiary Archives
    • Extractor Checkout
    • Apiary Inspector
    • Beekeeper Compliance Agreement
  • Flow Hive
  • EDUCATION
    • Calendar Events
    • Frame Assembly
    • Frame Reading Bee Math
    • Frame Storage
    • Hive Beetles
    • Inner Cover Flexible
    • ROBBING
    • Bucket Pail Feeders
    • Wax Rendering
    • HONEY
    • Hurricane Preparedness
    • Mentoring
    • Queens >
      • VSH Queens
      • Miksa Queens
    • Queen Installation
    • Varroa Mites
    • Zoom Magnify Fun >
      • Varroa Mites
      • Dennis Collection
      • UF Pest Disease Collection
  • Projects
    • Bee License Plate
    • What is Blooming
  • Members Only
    • Sell or Buy
    • Membership List
    • Handouts
    • Budget
    • Archived Minutes
    • Registered Beekeeper List
  • Resources
    • Join Us
    • Pesticide Protection
    • Selling Honey
    • Resources for Beekeepers
    • LINKS >
      • Product Links
      • FSBA
    • LIBRARY >
      • Library Home >
        • Beekeeping for Beginners
        • Beekeeping for Dummies
        • Complete Idiots Guide
        • Keeping Bees with a Smile
        • Keeping Honey Bees
        • World Without Bees TIME
    • Books >
      • Free Books
      • Other Books
    • Videos
    • BLOG HoneyBeeMan