The Backyard Beekeeper, 4th Edition: An Absolute Beginner''s Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden

About Kim Flottum

Kim Flottum (d. 2023) brought a rich background of plant science honey bee research and basic farming to his 30 years as the editor of Bee Culture magazine where his main occupation was finding the answers to the multitude of questions that beginning intermediate and even advanced and experienced beekeepers bring to the table. He taught beginning and advanced beekeeping courses traveled extensively to educate and lecture and contributed to a variety of other publications on the basics of honey bees and beekeeping biology the business of bees and pollination producing and using varietal honeys and a host of other subjects. He was the author of The Backyard Beekeeper First Time Beekeeping In Business with Bees and Common Sense Natural Beekeeping. His books magazine articles interviews and blogs are widely read for both their fundamental and advanced contribution to beekeeping knowledge. He was beekeepings leading advocate for fundamental honey bee safety including ensuring excellent honey bee health providing extraordinary forage and minimizing the use of agricultural pesticides.