Biodynamic Beekeeping - A Sustainable Way to Keep Happy, Healthy Bees

A unique book offering practical instruction and detailed advice on caring for bees using biodynamic theories and methods.

List of contents

Foreword by David Heaf
1. The Start of the Bee Year
2. Caring for Bees According to Cosmic Rhythms
3. The First Spring Inspection
4. The Building Frame
5. The Urge to Swarm
6. Colony Regeneration and Propogation
7. Breeding Queen Bees
8. Honeycomb Construction
9. Honey
10. Feeding in Winter
11. Bee Diseases
12. Methods of Ash Usage
13. The Cultivation of Plants for Bees
14. The Conservation of Bees for the Future
Bibliography and Recommended Reading
Index

About the author

Matthias Thun (1948-2020) was an international expert on biodynamic beekeeping with over 50 years' experience. He had a Masters in Beekeeping and lectured at biodynamic conferences and training seminars internationally. He worked with his mother, biodynamic pioneer Maria Thun, on the annual creation of the seminal Maria Thun Biodynamic Calendar, until her death in 2012 after which he continued it independently. Matthias lived at his family's biodynamic homestead in Dexbach, Germany, until his death.

Summary

A unique book offering detailed advice on how to care for bees in a more sustainable way by using biodynamic theories and methods. Written by an experienced beekeeper and biodynamic expert.

Product details

• Authors: Matthias Thun, Matthias Thun, Thun Matthias
• Assisted by: David Heaf (Translation), David Heaf (Translation), Heaf David (Translation)
• Publisher: Floris Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781782506744
• ISBN: 978-1-78250-674-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Beekeeping, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Organic, Apiculture (Beekeeping)