{"product_id":"the-idle-beekeeper-the-low-effort-natural-way-to-raise-bees-9781468317060","title":"The Idle Beekeeper: The Low-Effort, Natural Way to Raise Bees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom building a hive to harvesting honey, a top urban beekeeper shares how to care for bees the simple, mindful way.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Idle Beekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e, Bill Anderson calls upon his years of experience as an urban beekeeper to celebrate these underappreciated insects and show how simple and rewarding beekeeping can be. In this entertaining, philosophical, and practical guide, Anderson shares why and how to build a hive system that is both cutting-edge and radically old. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Maximum idleness is achieved through step-by-step directions to help the beekeeper gently harvest honey with minimum effort, make mead and beeswax candles, and closely observe and understand these fascinating and productive social creatures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Global bee populations have been rapidly declining for years, and it's not just our honey supply that's at stake: The contribution of bees to the pollination of crops is essential to human survival. But even in industrial apiaries, bees are in distress, hiving in synthetic and hostile environments. Enter idle beekeeping, the grassroots, low-intervention system that seeks to emulate the behavior and habitat of bees in the wild--and it only requires two active days of beekeeping per year, one in the spring and another in the fall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For anyone interested in keeping bees, \u003ci\u003eThe Idle Beekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive guide to getting started, even in a city, and without effort. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnderson, Bill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Bill Anderson is an urban beekeeper and educator based in London who writes the regular beekeeping column for \u003ci\u003eThe Idler Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and his online Idle Beekeeping course is currently available from \u003ci\u003eThe Idler\u003c\/i\u003e website. The other 363 days he isn't tending to his hives, Anderson is a television drama director, working on a huge variety of shows, including \u003ci\u003eDr. Who\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMr. Selfridge\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873376899346,"sku":"9781468317060","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57f3de38-8f41-4d09-bf8b-d17cb540361b.jpg?v=1737930208","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-idle-beekeeper-the-low-effort-natural-way-to-raise-bees-9781468317060","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}