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A Practical Treatise on the Hive and Honey-Bee

A Practical Treatise on the Hive and Honey-Bee

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Business GeneralGeneral World HistoryPets: General

ISBN10: 1444641867
ISBN13: 9781444641868
Publisher: Home Farm Press
Published: Jan 13 2010
Pages: 462
Weight: 1.28
Height: 1.03 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This fascinating book contains a detailed and practical treatise on the subject of honey bees, written for those who aim at profitable bee-keeping, with any hive, and any system of management. Complete with interesting information, simple instructions, and a plethora of helpful illustrations, this is a text that will appeal to anyone with an interest in this most worthwhile pastime, and will be of particular value to collectors of antiquarian bee-keeping literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Facts connected with the Invention of the Movable-Comb Bee-Hive', 'The Honey-Bee Capable of being Tamed', 'Comb', 'Propolis', 'Pollen or 'Bee Bread'', 'Ventilation of the Bee-Hive', 'Requisites of a Complete Hive', 'Natural Swarming and Hiving Swarms', 'Artificial Swarming', 'Loss of the Queen', etcetera. This text was first published in 1863, and is proudly republished now complete with a new introduction on bee-keeping.

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