The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook: A Guide to Creating, Harvesting, and Cooking with Natural Honeys (Backyard Series)

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Author: Kim Flottum

ISBN-10: 1592534740

ISBN-13: 9781592534746

Category: Herbs, Spices & Condiments - Cooking

A truly lush, radiant enthusiast’s guide, The Backyard Beekeeper’s Honey Handbook goes beyond the scope of a cookbook to introduce to readers the literal cornucopia of honey varieties available. An intuitive follow-up to The Backyard Beekeeper, this book will presume beekeeping experience but reintroduce the basics. It is an insight into the practical, back-to-the-earth beekeeping lifestyle and well as the artisan cultivation of honey varieties.\  \ Supplementary support for this book...

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A truly lush, radiant enthusiast’s guide, The Backyard Beekeeper’s Honey Handbook goes beyond the scope of a cookbook to introduce to readers the literal cornucopia of honey varieties available. An intuitive follow-up to The Backyard Beekeeper, this book will presume beekeeping experience but reintroduce the basics. It is an insight into the practical, back-to-the-earth beekeeping lifestyle and well as the artisan cultivation of honey varieties.Supplementary support for this book lay in the fact that interest in tapping honey’s holistic and whole-health potential dovetails nicely into the natural health and green movements. Also, honey as natural, lower-calorie sweetener has garnered positive PR by those working against the obesity epidemic.

Preface\ Introduction: No Longer a Beginner\ Chapter One: Where and Why Bees Forage Changing Landscapes Food Collection and Storage\ Chapter Two: Guide to Honey Plants Springtime Management for Healthy Bees Summertime Management for Honey Production Winterized Well Management Summary Some of the Better Honey Plants to Know\ Chapter Three: The Honey Harvest When is it Ready?\ Coaxing the Bees\ Chapter Four: Fragile: Handle With Care The Dark Side Handling Each Crop Preparing the Honey House Flow of the Honey House Uncapping Extracting Post-Extraction For Sale: Artisan Honey Conclusion: The Wise Beekeeper\ Chapter Five: Using What You and the Bees Have Made: Varietal and Artisan Honey Recipes Making Infused Honey Dips and Dressings Salads Vegetables Entrees Desserts Pastries and Baked Goods Short and Sweet\ Glossary\ Resources\ Index\ Photographer Credits\ About the Author\ Acknowledgements\