TY - BOOK AU - Dixon,Luke TI - Keeping bees in towns & cities SN - 1604692871 (pbk.) PY - 2012/// CY - London, Portland, Or. PB - Timber Press KW - Bee culture KW - Urban agriculture N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Boxes of bees: selecting the perfect hive -- Buying bees: the good, the bad, and the swarmy -- Life inside the hive: looking after your colony of urban bees -- Sex and the city bee: the life cycle of a healthy colony -- The nectar garden: from plants to honey -- Honey harvest -- Winter -- Reports from the field N2 - Presents a guide to urban bee farming, including instructions on how to select the perfect hive, care for a colony, harvest honey, and maintain a safe colony for neighbors ER -