<p><strong>The updated bestselling guide to laid-back beekeeping for all, naturally! </strong></p><p>Are you a beginner beekeeper curious about bees or a practicing beekeeper looking for natural alternatives that work? Then this book is for you! </p><p>In the second edition of the bestselling beekeeping guide <em>Keeping Bees with a Smile</em>, Fedor Lazutin, one of Europe''s most successful natural beekeepers, shares the bee-friendly approach to apiculture that is fun, healthful, rewarding, and accessible to all. This new edition includes dozens of color photographs, new hive management techniques, and an updated version of "Lazutin hive" plans. Additional coverage includes: </p><ul><li>Keeping bees naturally without interfering in their lives </li><li>Starting an apiary for free by attracting local bee swarms </li><li>Building low-maintenance hives that mimic how bees live in nature </li><li>Keeping colonies healthy and strong without any drugs, sugar, or gimmickry </li><li>Helping b