The Bee-Keeper's Directory of the Theory and Practice of Bee Culture in All Departments - The Result of Eighteen Years Personal Study of Their Habits and Instincts

ISBN-13: 9781447463825 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 512 str.

J. S. Harrison

Opis

Bee-keeping has become a much more popular pastime in recent years with a vast increase in amateur hives on allotments and in gardens. This is the perfect guide for somebody wishing to set up their first hive for fun or for profit. 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 volume contains a comprehensive treatise on bee-keeping, including detailed information on the theory and practice of bee culture in all its departments. Comprising an encyclopedic amount of information on every aspect of bee-keeping, as well as being profusely illustrated, this text constitutes a must-have for the serious bee-keeper. It is not to be missed by the discerning collector of antiquarian literature. The chapters of this book include: Experience in Bee-Keeping; Introduction of the Honey Bee to California; The Honey Bee: Classification, Physiology and Characteristics; Diseased; Enemies; Taming Bees; Hives; Choice of Stock; Pasturage; The Apiary; Honey; Pollen, Or Bee-Bread; etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on bee-keeping.