The Life Of The Bee

ISBN-13: 9781443707565 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 438 str.

Maurice Maeterlinck

Opis

The Life of the Bee - BY MAURICE MAETERLINCK - 1901 - Contents - I. ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE HIVE 3 11. THE SWARM . . . . . . . 3 7 111. THE FOUNDATION OF THE CITY . 131 IV. THE LIFE OF THE BEE . . . . 159 V. THE YOUNG QUEENS . . . . 233 VI. THE NUPTIAL FLIGHT . . . . 295 VII. THE MASSACRE OF THE MALES . 347 VIII. THE PROGRESS OF THE RACE. . . 363 ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE HIVE - IT is not my intention to write a treatise on apiculture, or on practica bee-keeping. Excellent works of thc kind abound in all civilised countries, and it were useless to attempt another. France has those of Dadant, Georges de Layens and Bonnier, Bertrand, Hamet, Weber, Clement, the Abbi Collin, etc. English-speaking cou ntries have Langstroth, Bevan, Cook, Cheshire, Cowan, Root, etc. Germany has Dzierzon, Van Berlespoch, Pollmann, Vogel, and many others.................

Contained within this antique text is a detailed treatise on the life cycle of the bee, with a wealth of information on all aspects of their habitat, life cycle, natural history, and much more. A fascinating and insightful book sure to appeal to those with a keen interest in these wonderful and important creatures, this text makes for a great addition to any library and is not to be missed by discerning collectors of antique literature. The chapters of this book include: On the Threshold of the Hive, The Swarm, The Foundation of the City, The Life of the Bee, The Young Queens, The Nuptial Flight, The Massacre of the Males, and The Progress of the Race. This book was originally published in 1901, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on the subject.