A Manual Of Rational Bee-Keeping

ISBN-13: 9781444648089 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 156 str.

John Hunter

Opis

Originally published in 1879, this fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all Bee enthusiasts. With chapters on The history of bee keeping,Natural swarming, Artifical swarming and the diseases and enemies of bee's as well as many more this works contains much information that is still useful and practical today.Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This antique text comprises a practical manual on bee-keeping, originally published in 1879 with a view to improve the condition of existing apiaries and to encourage the establishment of new ones in places which offer every security for their prosperity. An interesting insight into the history and development of bee-keeping in Europe, this volume contains much in the way of information that is still useful today. It constitutes a worthy addition to collections of bee-keeping literature. The chapters of this book include: On Rational Bee-Keeping; On the Prosperity and Decline of an Apiary Conducted on the Old System, and the Means of Remedying Defects in that Swarm; On the Bee-House Simplified; On Various Systems of Hives; Anatomy of the Bee; On the Contents of the Hive; How to Test the True Value of a Hive; etcetera. We are proud to be republishing this antique text here complete with a new introduction on bee-keeping.