When Spring Comes Late

Beaverhills Lake, near Tofield, Alberta, lies at the heart of an area recognized as one of North America's most important wetlands. The lake supports hundreds of plant and animal species in its still, shallow waters, undisturbed by boats or swimmers. This beautiful book features a map of the lake and its surroundings; 85 colour photographs; checklists of the birds, mammals and plants of Beaverhills Lake; a list of references; and a foreword by environmentalist and educator Jim Butler.

In recent years, there has substantial growth in beekeeping. In addition to making a valuable contribution to the world, beekeeping is a meditative and relaxing activity. With your own little apiary, you can have direct access to top-quality honey and bee products, all of which have astonishing health benefits. This beekeeping collection contains Beekeeping For Beginners and Advanced Beekeeping. Here’s a select sample of what you’ll discover in Beekeeping for Beginners: ● Step by step instructions for setting up and cultivating your bee colonies ● Drones, workers, and queen, oh my! Understanding bee colony dynamics for a happy hive ● Gardening for bees – finding your bee’s favorite plants for productive colonies ● A complete list of considerations and expectations to determine if beekeeping is for you ● Building your beehive with effective design and straightforward construction ● Protecting your hive from common threats and keeping them healthy ● How to find the necessary support to avoid costly mistakes And much more. Thanks to “Advanced Beekeeping”, you will discover: ● The full spectrum of bee products and their unique health benefits ● 8 simple tips to raising your bees in the most natural way ● Answers to 10 most common questions about biodynamic beekeeping, and how to implement it in 6 easy steps ● Tools and techniques for providing your bees with the best housing there is ● How to provide a healthy, stress-free environment for bees with the help of nature ● How to keep your bee colonies happy and safe without interfering with their natural strategies ● Secrets of preparing simple and effective medicines and cosmetics using everything your little friends will have to offer ● 8 proven steps that will help you start earning money from beekeeping And much more. You too can feel the buzz of excitement when you join the ranks of the planet’s heroes. Just click “Add to cart” above and start your beekeeping adventure and beekeeping business right from your backyard!

How to harvest delicious honey in your backyard to give your flowers the boost they need? You’ve always had a bit of a green thumb, planting both food crops and flowers. But recent years have been disappointing, and you’re considering scaling back your garden. That’s when you visit your friend. They’re always up to something, and this year is no different. Walking up to their house, you’re greeted by a garden that is positively bursting with color. The backyard is remarkably, even better. How did they do it? “Bees,” says your friend, casually. The bee colonies they started a couple of years ago have ensured fully pollinated plants and great harvests. This, not to mention the side business he started selling the honey and wax. They suggest you do it, too. There are a lot of reasons to keep bees, including: ⚫Pollinating your other plants ⚫Improving harvests ⚫Harvesting honey, wax, and pollen ⚫Getting outside more often ⚫Supporting the local ecosystem ⚫Starting a business In recent years, there has substantial growth in urban agriculture and homesteading. This includes beekeeping. Aside from the benefits of a better garden and outdoor activity, it helps the ecology and food supply. The Food and Agriculture Organization predicts that if the trend continues, by 2035 the common honeybee might disappear. This means that at a macro-level these highly-effective pollinators are needed more than ever. In addition to making a valuable contribution to the world, beekeeping is a meditative and relaxing activity. Handling bees with ease in full gear, you can’t help but look like a rockstar. Of course, there is work and learning involved, but this effort can be invigorating, even before considering all the other benefits. The first step is figuring out if beekeeping is for you and then starting small, step by step, to get firsthand experience. Here’s a select sample of what you’ll discover in Beekeeping for Beginners: ⚫Step by step instructions for setting up and cultivating your bee colonies ⚫Drones, workers, and queen, oh my! Understanding bee colony dynamics for a happy hive ⚫Gardening for bees – finding your bee’s favorite plants for productive colonies ⚫A complete list of considerations and expectations to determine if beekeeping is for you ⚫Building your beehive with effective design and straightforward construction ⚫Protecting your hive from common threats and keeping them healthy ⚫How to find the necessary support to avoid costly mistakes And much more. Some people are resistant to starting bee colonies because the thought of being around a lot of bees can be intimidating. The key is to wear the right gear, start small with just a couple of colonies, and practice the techniques to build facility and confidence. After a while, the bees become just a normal part of the routine. If you want to level up your garden and do something epic this year, scroll up and click the ‘Add to Cart’ button.

This fascinating book relates all the excitement, mystery, danger, and adventure of living and traveling in Siberia. It all started back in 1991, when I received an invitation via the Gorbachev government, in conjunction with a mining company working with the Soviet Union, to visit, write about, photograph, and film what the country had to offer American tourists and hunters. This was the era of "Glasnost" and "Perestroika." Gorbachev wanted to bring in American tourists to bolster the sagging economy. That first expedition led to 22 years traveling back and forth to the former Soviet Union - now Russia - where I hung out with the KGB, met numerous dignitaries, and lived in tents and trappers' cabins in Siberia with the local natives. We were attacked by bears, wild boars, and moose! Among those traveling with me were Apollo Astronaut Jim McDivitt, who was stalked by a Russian bear, and a four-star air force general, Earl O'Loughlin, who used to fly spy plane missions over the former Soviet Union. This made for a very interesting confrontation with the KGB. During my time in Siberia, I got to know many of the native people, who relayed numerous sad and harrowing stories of encounters with giant bears. The book is jam-packed with historical perspective of what was happening at this time in Russia, including how the people lived, worked, survived, and what they thought of Americans. While framed by hunting, this book is as much about the people and the culture of Siberia. About the Author Now retired, Michigan native Denny Geurink was previously a teacher and the Midwest editor for Field & Stream magazine. He wrote a weekly newspaper outdoor column for nearly forty years. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/DennyGeurink

The book is a literary study of one of the greatest of Chinese writers, Ou-yang Hsiu. He was a major writer in each of several genres: prose, poetry, rhapsodies, and tz'u 'songs'. The striking diversity of his work presents an opportunity to investigate how one man's literary talent is manifested in different genres. Ou-yang Hsiu's achievements in each genre are examined, and set in the context of his age. Topics include the broad shift between T'ang and Sung dynasty prose styles that Ou-yang Hsiu helped to effect, his contributions to the new poetic values of the Northern Sung, and his place in the evolution of Sung dynasty songs (together with a reconsideration of a group of supposedly spurious songs). An appendix provides additional translations of Ou-yang Hsiu's prose.

This book is a practical, portable guide to all of the Arctic's natural history—sky, atmosphere, terrain, ice, the sea, plants, birds, mammals, fish, and insects—for those who will experience the Arctic firsthand and for armchair travelers who would just as soon read about its splendors and surprises. It is packed with answers to naturalists' questions and with questions—some of them answered—that naturalists may not even have thought of.

Offers simple and effective healing techniques from New England country doctors, with natural remedies for aches, pains, infections, allergies, and other common problems.

Retired or soon to retire? Want a glimpse of a less hurried, more reflective life? Joan Creager's Life in a Slower Lane shows you what it feels like to be retired-its joys and frustrations, its pains and pleasures. Essays in this collection reflect on retirement and on personal and family experiences over the years. Some essays look at today's challenging problems from the perspective of a retiree. Essay topics include: finding the right place to retire, getting a Medicare card, dealing with a hip replacement that went awry, making a granddaughter's wedding dress, growing up WASP, battling a groundhog named Monax, moving-in-day on a college campus, trials of exercise, concerns for a gay son, garden fever, how clocks rule our lives, global warming, overpopulation, right to die, and living sustainably. The collection ends with the author's fantasy on selling her kitchen and recipes for soups that can be made in her scaled-down kitchenette.