{"product_id":"one-box-full-supers-thomas-degan-9798258721426","title":"One Box, Full Supers: The Practical Guide to Single Brood Beekeeping","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre you losing too many hives over winter? Pulling less honey than you think your bees are capable of? Working harder than you should be?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Box, Full Supers\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case for a simpler, more productive approach to beekeeping: single brood management. Instead of the conventional double brood box setup, you keep your colony in one deep brood box and let the bees do what they do naturally. The results, in the right hands, are dramatic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Thomas DeGan and his partner started beekeeping in Northern Virginia with two hives and lost everything their first winter. Over the next four years of conventional double brood management, they battled winter losses of thirty to fifty percent annually and pulled roughly one gallon of honey per colony per season. After attending an Eastern Apicultural Society conference and discovering single brood management, they transitioned their fifteen hives and never looked back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe results over two seasons: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoney production: from 1 gallon per colony to 3 gallons per colony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter survival: from 50% losses to zero losses across all fifteen hives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarroa treatments: reduced from multiple times per season to once\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a beginner's guide to beekeeping from scratch. It is a practical, evidence-backed guide to a specific method that works, written by two hobbyist beekeepers who measured everything and want to share what they found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside you will find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe biological case for why a compact brood nest produces better bees and more honey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeasonal management guidance from late winter through autumn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwarm prevention strategies specific to single brood colonies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to transition from a double brood setup without starting over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonest discussion of when this method is and is not the right fit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full Quick Reference Guide for use in the field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Box, Full Supers\u003c\/i\u003e is written for hobbyist and small-scale beekeepers managing one to twenty hives who are ready to work smarter, lose fewer colonies, and finally fill those supers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Degan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258721426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Thomas Degan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097314402559,"sku":"9798258721426","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-box-full-supers-thomas-degan-9798258721426","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}