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title: "The Thinking Beekeeper: A Guide to Natural Beekeeping in Top Bar Hives"
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price: "$1038"
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# The Thinking Beekeeper: A Guide to Natural Beekeeping in Top Bar Hives

**Brand:** christy hemenway
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## Customer Reviews

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    A Good Resource
  

*by S***K on Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2014*

This may sound like a funny review, but I really haven't found ONE resource that I think covers all the bases of top-bar beekeeping or that I'd recommend and rave about as the ONLY resource. Of course, I'm not sure that's possible with any subject.  I started with Les Crowder's "Top-Bar Beekeeping" and I really like it.  It's concise and I like the way he does the diagrams (although they can be a little hard to manage on my Kindle.)  I also like this book(Thinking Beekeeper), and I think it covers some areas that Crowder may not cover in as much detail, and also give some alternative ideas and opinions.  (I don't agree with her about not using smoke, but whatever works I suppose is okay.)  In addition, there is a series of videos on Youtube about top-bar beekeeping that are excellent (Outofabluesky).  It really helps to see HOW a person is manipulating the bars, especially if you cannot be mentored by someone for whatever reason.  I had already purchased The Beekeeper's Bible when I first started thinking about beekeeping, and it's honestly what convinced me I probably couldn't manage an regular Langstroth hive.  It have recipes and good, in-depth info, though.  If you're thinking about top-bar beekeeping, I really think it'd be wise to invest in or watch a LOT of different resources.  It seems that almost everyone has a different opinion in certain areas, and you have to find what will work for you, in your area, and with your family and time constraints.

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    Very informative, omits a couple keys
  

*by S***N on Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2014*

This book definitely does tell you exactly what it says it will - how and why to set up and beginner-manage a Kenyan style top-bar hive. There are a few areas that left me scratching my head and looking futilely for more information.1. The author assumes that any beekeeper starting up a top bar hive will have an old empty brood comb lying around somewhere. No provisional instruction is given to those of us who are lone rank beginners starting with a pristine empty hive. How do we encourage OUR bees to stay without that stressed essential empty bar of comb?2. Splitting the hive to prevent swarming is mentioned a few times throughout the text....but nowhere is there any instruction on HOW to perform a split. A beginner absolutely cannot be expected to know how to do this, and I'm disappointed that it was omitted. A discussion on top bar nuc creation would have been a helpful addition as well.3. No mention of hive moving was to be found anywhere. I suppose this could be because it is assumed that anyone looking into beekeeping will pick up on the "3 feet or 3 miles" rule quickly...but as a beginner guide with the aim to convince beginners to start with a top bar hive, which WILL need splitting at some point, it would definitely make sense to cover moving.So, as long as you don't need details on these things, this book is pretty great and will set you on your way.

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    Helpful guide in understanding what we are getting into.
  

*by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2015*

My husband and I are interested in just what the author suggests: becoming backyard beekeepers to do our share to help struggling honeybees. We have seen a significant decrease in local honeybees over the last couple of years. What we had read on the internet was pretty discouraging: we don't want to make a career out of beekeeping, and it seemed that if we managed the hive wrong we would be doing more harm than good. Christy Hemenway went a long way toward making us feel that it's all right to give it a try. Her step-by-step instructions were easy to follow. That helped. But before long we were faced with a daunting list of things to worry about, and all of a sudden we had to worry about stopping the bees from swarming. Wait a minute! Slow down! We were still trying to figure out what to look for when inspecting the hive, and now we have to worry about controlling the population. Well, I understand this is all a necessary part of the process, but by the end of the book we are still uncertain as to whether we should proceed. I think some of the instructions were out of order, and we did get a little intimidated along the way. Further study is required!

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