The books
In the game you buy these at the co-op and read them in the Journal; reading one is how new work opens up. Here they're all open.
Introduction to Beekeepingthe colony as one organism, the inspection, room, and surplus against reserve: the five things you can do to a hive
Candle Makingwicks, the burn test, and the six candles a kilo of wax can become
Forage and the Nectar Flowwhich plant is out and when, putting the box on before a flow and taking it off after
Mead Makingthe honey-to-gravity arithmetic, the style bands, yeast and its tolerance, feeding the yeast in thirds, and stabilising before sweetening
Pests, Predators and Robbingthe dearth, how robbing starts and how to stop it, wasps, mice and bears
Planting for Beesreading a bloom window against the flow, pollen plants against nectar plants, why trees take years, and filling the gap rather than the peak
Selling from the Farmthe going rate and what a channel actually pays, why demand has a shoulder rather than a cliff, how a name spreads and where it floors, and the patient choice every keeper makes between a fast coin and a slow one
Swarming and Increasewhy a colony swarms, reading the signs, laying room, and the four ways to answer it
Varroa and Colony Healthcounting mites as a rate, the thresholds, and when to treat
Wax and the Solar Meltercappings against old comb, the three melters, and what a kilo of wax is worth
The Beekeeper's Yearthe month-by-month calendar, the flow and the dearth, and when not to open a hive
Queen Rearinggrafting, mating, and why a local queen is worth more than a bought one
Running a Sidelinewhen a hobby becomes a small business: time, help, and where the money really comes from
Commercial Beekeepingcrews, calendars, trucks and contracts: bees as a business
From the Gardenpicking, keeping and selling what the garden grows beside the bees
Hives and Their Boxesthe Langstroth eight-frame and ten-frame hives beside the British National: why box size matters, why frames must fit, and choosing one for your back and your flow
Natural Beekeepingthe Warré and the top-bar hive: comb built free, honey taken by crush and strain, and the honest cost of keeping bees with a lighter hand