This book offers the basics of beekeeping. It is perfect for the beginner, a backyard beekeeper, homesteader, hobby farmer, or a small farmer looking to start a business selling honey and other bee products. The book is created by Anna Botsford Comstock, an American artist, educator, conservationist, and leader of the nature study movement, who studied the essentials of beekeeping as a child, working on her parents' farm.