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Chargement... The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook: A Guide to Creating, Harvesting, and Cooking with Natural Honeyspar Kim Flottum
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"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"--P. [4] of cover. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The second 1/3 of the book describes how to harvest honey in a way that preserves the unique scent and flavor of each batch. Some of his procedures, while standard, may not be approved by beekeepers who are Bee Guardians (i.e. letting the bees flourish under their own instinctual behaviors). For example, he uses air blowers to chase the bees away from frames he wants to harvest. His description and photos for an efficient extracting room are much more extensive than any “backyard” beekeeper would use. Apparently he has shifted the book's focus to production for commercial sale of “artisanal” honey. His advice on dealing with solid honey is well worth checking, since most methods of liquefying honey actually overheat it and cause loss of enzymes and flavor. He says the critical temperature is 110° F. A small bottle may be warmed in a pan of hot water (watch the temperature!) and a 5 gallon pail can be warmed by setting it in a homemade Styrofoam enclosure with a single 40 watt light bulb.
The final 1/3 of the book is a collection of recipes which highlight different flavors of honey. Barbecue sauces, dips, dressings, drinks (yes! there is Wassail) and spreads are featured, in addition to the expected desserts and breads. I haven’t tried any, tho they all look simple enough, so can’t comment further. ( )