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Make candles, make money!! Make mead be happy!! Special offer for 2 titles, recently Revised & Enlarged, from Clara Furness - £15 for both titles. 1. Honey Wines & Beers 2. How to Make Beeswax Candles
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It was in the days when amateur wine making was at it’s height, that Clara Furness penned these pages. A long series of articles appeared in the British Bee Journal, and many Beekeepers’ and Winemakers’ Associations in the South will remember her demonstrations and talks. A handbook which encourages all beekeepers to see mead making as a natural consequence of keeping bees.
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An early book listed in British Bee Bibliography. One of the great works of seventeenth-century culinary literature. Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665), was a soldier, sailor, pirate and diplomat; man of letters, bibliophile and collector; alchemist, scientist, philosopher, medical theorist and mathematician; a man of sensibility, a great lover, and a cook. Here was a true Renaissance man, one who John…
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This book has been written as a guide for everyone involved with honey shows, be it organising, exhibiting or judging. If on the day of the show the book has helped to achieve successful organisation, high standards of exhibiting, well-written and unambiguous honey show schedules, increased interest in honey shows, and more applicants for the BBKA Show Judge certificate, the…
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A mead cook book for all those who wish to produce this nectar of the hive.
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Fermented honey drinks are among the oldest alcoholic brews in the world, but have now almost disappeared. This booklet contains a unique range of information drawn from the author's historical study and experimentation with difference ingredients and recipes. Traditional British Honey Drinks gives details of a wide range of honey-based alcoholic drinks, with tried-and-tested recipes for two dozen different brews.…
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This is a comprehensive guide to the many aspects of meads and honey wines available for the mead vintner, written by a leading authority on the topic. The author describes every aspect of the process from the varieties of honeys, their characteristics and qualities for the production of a superior wine; the yeasts types available; to the various methods of…
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Written by the winner of the House of Lords wine goblet awarded for mead at the National Honey Show Golden Jubilee in 1981 this is a very good overview of mead making for all who wish to turn the golden nectar into drink. Harry Riches, a Past President of The British Beekeepers Association, won numerous prizes for his mead which…