Trevor Weatherhead wrote:
 
>Try Gordon or Alan Redpath at:-
>
>Redpath's Bee Supplies
>193 Como Parade East
>Parkdale  vic  3195
>
>Phone  03 95875950
>Fax      03 95875960
>
>Their father had written an excellent book on beekeeping and coming from
>Victoria should suit your region.  They were arranging to have it updated and
>reprinted.  Check with them to see if this has been done.
 
As a beekeeper in South Australia, I have both the Redpath book "A guide to
keeping bees in Australia" and Fred Bailey's book "Beekeeping in Australia
for pleasure and profit".  Both provide a basic guide although the Redpath
book leans heavily towards a guide to migrating hives. Fred Bailey provided
me with all the information I needed until I graduated to ABC and XYZ, which
I think is too detailed for a beginner - you need to know what you are
looking at in a hive before you understand the explanation.
 
Betty McAdam
HOG BAY APIARY
Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
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