Book Review: The Backyard Beekeeper’s Honey Handbook

By Ariel Tilson
Published on March 5, 2010
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The Backyard Beekeeper’s Honey Handbook
• By Kim Flottum
• (Quarry Books, 2009)
• 168 Pages; $24.99

This guide to all things honey takes readers through the final stages of honey refinement. From extracting and storing to selling and cooking, Kim Flottum gives detailed and beautifully illustrated directions that will help you produce the best honey possible.

Flottum, editor of Bee Culture magazine, shares matter-of-fact beehive management basics. But he also reveals the creative process involved in managing a beehive. You’ll have a new appreciation for the countless varieties of artisanal honey that you and your bees can produce.

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