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Hitherto unknown to the Italian public, although published in 1975, this book in countries such as France, Germany, Great Britain and the United States has been considered a classic of beekeeping literature for decades. Told in the first person, we read in it the story of exceptional pioneering work in the field of 'bee breeding and selection, a tale that at the same time is an exemplary introduction to modern beekeeping. Easy and exciting, the book recounts sixty years of work, progress, and study, and is a very rich mine of reflections and practical advice on how to understand and practice beekeeping with excellent results in full and natural respect for bees, the environment, and human labor. "This book is not a manual, but a general account of beekeeping that we have developed at Buckfast. As you will observe every piece of equipment, every operation, every aspect of conducting has been designed to achieve the best possible results by aiming, on our part, to achieve minimum effort and maximum time savings. At the same time, we have tried to pay due regard to the bee's behaviors and instincts. Although it is endowed with a marvelous capacity for adaptation, it does not allow its immutable instincts and its truly amazing organization to be ignored without one later finding oneself paying the bitter consequences."
Hitherto unknown to the Italian public, although published in 1975, this book in countries such as France, Germany, Great Britain and the United States has been considered a classic of beekeeping literature for decades. Told in the first person, we read in it the story of exceptional pioneering work in the field of 'bee breeding and selection, a tale that at the same time is an exemplary introduction to modern beekeeping. Easy and exciting, the book recounts sixty years of work, progress, and study, and is a very rich mine of reflections and practical advice on how to understand and practice beekeeping with excellent results in full and natural respect for bees, the environment, and human labor. "This book is not a manual, but a general account of beekeeping that we have developed at Buckfast. As you will observe every piece of equipment, every operation, every aspect of conducting has been designed to achieve the best possible results by aiming, on our part, to achieve minimum effort and maximum time savings. At the same time, we have tried to pay due regard to the bee's behaviors and instincts. Although it is endowed with a marvelous capacity for adaptation, it does not allow its immutable instincts and its truly amazing organization to be ignored without one later finding oneself paying the bitter consequences."
The memoirs of the father of modern beekeeping By Father Adam Montaonda Editions
The memoirs of the father of modern beekeeping By Father Adam Montaonda Editions
The memoirs of the father of modern beekeeping By Father Adam Montaonda Editions
Abbot Warré created and disseminated a simplified method of beekeeping, the subject of this book, that could work for everyone, so that everyone could produce their honey needs, and to spread bees as widely as possible, because the world needs them for pollination. His is the Beehive that most respects what the bee accomplishes in nature: in it the bees can build honeycombs starting from the top and continuing their work downward; it has the shape that roughly its natural shelter, the trunk of a tree, would have; it respects the normal airflow that there is in the natural Beehive.
Abbot Warré created and disseminated a simplified method of beekeeping, the subject of this book, that could work for everyone, so that everyone could produce their honey needs, and to spread bees as widely as possible, because the world needs them for pollination. His is the Beehive that most respects what the bee accomplishes in nature: in it the bees can build honeycombs starting from the top and continuing their work downward; it has the shape that roughly its natural shelter, the trunk of a tree, would have; it respects the normal airflow that there is in the natural Beehive.
It is a straightforward account of meeting bees and discovering, thrilled and exciting, a new way of living in the city, now spread all over the world in search of a new balance with the environment. Because Beehives in the city help bees survive far from the pesticides that have now contaminated the countryside, and offer us all the chance to harvest and enjoy a different honey, with a thousand flavors, miraculously healthy and pure, a guarantee and demonstration of the supreme power of nature. Narrated in the first person, the book is also the exciting adventure of a young man who moved to Turin and invented an innovative and socially responsible job with bees. From the first contact, with falling in love with the wonderful insects, to the birth of Project UrBees in 2010, to the first urban apiary, Antonio's vision quickly won over newspapers and TV, becoming, thanks also to a furious debate on facebook and numerous appearances at conventions and beekeeping fairs a true icon of the still nascent urban beekeeping movement in Italy. Montaonda Editions A book for those who do not give up and want to look to cities for hope for life; for Urban Green enthusiasts, and for those who want to encourage the return of Nature to cities; for those who want to live responsibly, favoring biodiversity and the environment, precisely because they are aware that they live immersed in concrete Today Project UrBees is a changing, stubborn and uncompromising reality that has intrigued, passionate and involved many people of all kinds. Always in search of new goals, Antonio never tires of reiterating that "bees carry a revolutionary message, that of bioresistance: by learning to interact with them, welcoming them into cities and putting their fertilizing gifts to good use, we can regain hope that one day our revolution will bear fruit as well."
It is a straightforward account of meeting bees and discovering, thrilled and exciting, a new way of living in the city, now spread all over the world in search of a new balance with the environment. Because Beehives in the city help bees survive far from the pesticides that have now contaminated the countryside, and offer us all the chance to harvest and enjoy a different honey, with a thousand flavors, miraculously healthy and pure, a guarantee and demonstration of the supreme power of nature. Narrated in the first person, the book is also the exciting adventure of a young man who moved to Turin and invented an innovative and socially responsible job with bees. From the first contact, with falling in love with the wonderful insects, to the birth of Project UrBees in 2010, to the first urban apiary, Antonio's vision quickly won over newspapers and TV, becoming, thanks also to a furious debate on facebook and numerous appearances at conventions and beekeeping fairs a true icon of the still nascent urban beekeeping movement in Italy. Montaonda Editions A book for those who do not give up and want to look to cities for hope for life; for Urban Green enthusiasts, and for those who want to encourage the return of Nature to cities; for those who want to live responsibly, favoring biodiversity and the environment, precisely because they are aware that they live immersed in concrete Today Project UrBees is a changing, stubborn and uncompromising reality that has intrigued, passionate and involved many people of all kinds. Always in search of new goals, Antonio never tires of reiterating that "bees carry a revolutionary message, that of bioresistance: by learning to interact with them, welcoming them into cities and putting their fertilizing gifts to good use, we can regain hope that one day our revolution will bear fruit as well."
By Antonio Barletta Introduction by Davide Ciccarese With writings by Marianna Merisi, Gianmaria Sforza, Luca Vitali History of UrBees and an Urban Beekeeper in Turin Montaonda Editions
By Antonio Barletta Introduction by Davide Ciccarese With writings by Marianna Merisi, Gianmaria Sforza, Luca Vitali History of UrBees and an Urban Beekeeper in Turin Montaonda Editions
By Antonio Barletta Introduction by Davide Ciccarese With writings by Marianna Merisi, Gianmaria Sforza, Luca Vitali History of UrBees and an Urban Beekeeper in Turin Montaonda Editions
A practical guide of the different options for resolving a critical moment in the life of the Beehive that indicates the Beehive's willingness to swarm. All the essential elements to make an exact diagnosis of the situation and choose the most suitable intervention to achieve what is desired.
A practical guide of the different options for resolving a critical moment in the life of the Beehive that indicates the Beehive's willingness to swarm. All the essential elements to make an exact diagnosis of the situation and choose the most suitable intervention to achieve what is desired.
Edited by Wally Shaw Editions Montaonda
Edited by Wally Shaw Editions Montaonda