Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee: The Classic Beekeeper's Manual

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Courier Corporation, 2004 M01 1 - 409 pages
The first descriptive treatise of modern bee management. In a reader-friendly, enthusiastic style, Langstroth addresses every aspect of beekeeping: bee physiology; diseases and enemies of bees; the life-cycles of the queen, drone, and worker; bee-hives; the handling of bees; and many other topics. 25 plates.
 

Contents

CHAPTER
13
Facts in their Natural History
29
Comb
69
Propolis
76
Ventilation of the BeeHive
88
Requisites of a Complete Hive
95
Natural Swarming and Hiving of Swarms
109
Artificial Swarming
143
The Apiary Procuring Bees to Stock it Transferring
279
Honey
285
BeePasturage OverStocking
292
CHAPTER PAGE
308
The Italian HoneyBee
318
Wintering Bees
335
BeeKeepers Calendar BeeKeepers Axioms
362
Explanation of WoodCuts of MovableComb Hives with Bills
371

Loss of the Queen
174
Robbing and how Prevented
261
Directions for Feeding Bees
267
Copious Alphabetical Index
391
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