Recommended reading - The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook (2009):

The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook:

A Guide to Creating, Harvesting, and Cooking with Natural Honeys (2009).
By Kim Flottum.

Quarry Books.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1592534740
ISBN-13: 978-1592534746

Description:

In The Backyard Beekeeper’s Honey Handbook, hive hints and honey-harvesting tutorials abound, all-delivered with the sound, practical, and common-sense perspective of a seasoned expert. Also, an illustrated guide to honey plants explores their regional bloom dates and honey flows in unprecedented detail. A wide array of honey-handling equipment is illustrated, explained, and reviewed. With this book at your side, you will be the sweetest, savviest, beekeeper in the neighborhood.

Lush, full-color photographs take you from flower bud to beehive, then onward through the mechanics and choreography of the honey harvest.

Expert instructions and insight on cultivating varietal honeys show you how to tap into honey’s time-tested health benefits.

More than 50 delicious, healthy recipes for both sweet and savory dishes featuring honey.

Recommended reading - The Backyard Beekeeper (2024):

The Backyard Beekeeper (2024).
An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden.
By Kim Flottum.

Revised and Updated.
5th Edition.

ISBN-10: 0760385823
ISBN-13: 978-0760385821

Description:

Enjoy the time-honored tradition of beekeeping in your own backyard or urban rooftop with this accessible resource for beekeepers of all skill levels, now in its 5th edition.

More than a guide to beekeeping, The Backyard Beekeeper features expert advice for:

Setting up and caring for your own colonies

Selecting the best location to place your new bee colonies for their safety and yours

The most practical and nontoxic ways to care for your bees

Swarm control

Using top bar hives

Harvesting the products of a beehive and collecting and using honey

Bee problems and treatments

New in this edition:

Natural beekeeping techniques like insulating hives for the winter to mimic the advantages of bee homes in the wild

Important new treatments for and updated info on the battle with Varroa mites

How to deal with the new antibiotic recommendations for American foulbrood

Introduction to new recordkeeping technology to consider

In addition to content updates to reflect the most recent research and technology in beekeeping, the book features a new design with larger, easier-to-read text, many new photos, and a more easily navigable structure.

With this complete reference and the expert advice of Bee Culture editor emeritus Kim Flottum, your bees will be healthy, happy, and more productive.