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

430 Pages·2009·14.32 MB·English

by  Kim Flottum

Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Where and Why Bees Forage

CHANGING LANDSCAPES
FOOD COLLECTION AND STORAGE

Chapter 2 - Guide to Honey Plants

SPRINGTIME MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTHY BEES
SUMMERTIME MANAGEMENT FOR HONEY PRODUCTION
WINTERIZE WELL
MANAGEMENT SUMMARY
SOME OF THE BETTER HONEY PLANTS TO KNOW

Chapter 3 - The Honey Harvest

WHEN IS IT READY?
COAXING THE BEES

Chapter 4 - Fragile: Handle with Care

THE DARK SIDE
HANDLING EACH CROP
PREPARING THE HONEY HOUSE
THE FLOW OF THE HONEY HOUSE
UNCAPPING
EXTRACTING
POST-EXTRACTION
FOR SALE: ARTISAN HONEY
CONCLUSION: THE WISE BEEKEEPER
Chapter 5 - Using What You and the Bees Have Made: Varietal and Artisan
Honey Recipes

MAKING INFUSED HONEY
Dips and Dressings
Salads
Vegetables
Entrées
Desserts
Pastries and Baked Goods
Short and Sweet

Glossary
Resources
Index
Photographer Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgements

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Flottum, Kim.
The backyard beekeeper’s honey handbook : a guide to creating, harvesting, and cooking with natural
honeys.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59253-474-6
ISBN-10: 1-59253-474-0
1. Honey. 2. Bee culture. 3. Cookery (Honey) I. Title.
SF539.F56 2009
638’.16--dc22
2008030924
CIP

ISBN-13: 978-1-59253-474-6
ISBN-10: 1-59253-474-0

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Design: Yee Design
Cover Images: (main image) Courtesy of the National Honey Board; all other photographs by Kim Flottum
with the exception of front, bottom middle, www.istockphoto.com. Illustrations: Robert Leanna II
Recipe Photos: Glenn Scott Photography Food Styling: Catherine Kelty

Printed in Singapore
To Kathy - For patience, For help, For love