Title:
A practical treatise on the hive and honey-bee / by L.L. Langstroth ; with an introduction by Robert Baird.
Author:
Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895.
Baird, Robert.
Publication Information:
United Kingdom, U.K. : Northern Bee Books, 2014.
Call Number:
SF523 .L286 2014
Abstract:
"This influential guide by the Reverend L. L. Langstroth, 'the father of modern beekeeping' revolutionised the practice of beekeeping. Originally published in 1853, his work constitutes the first descriptive treatise of modern bee management – its innovations allowed people to engage in actual beekeeping, rather than simply handling bee domiciles and extracting the honey. This book explains and illustrates techniques still employed 150 years later – including the author’s patented invention, a movable frame hive that quickly spread into common use around the world."--Publisher's description.
Edition:
3rd ed.
ISBN:
9781908904522
Physical Description:
xii, 409 pages : illustrations, plates ; 25 cm.
General Note:
"Revised and illustrated with seventy-seven engravings."
"This facsimile of the third edition (1860) published in 2014 ..."
Contents:
Facts connected with the invention of the movable-comb bee-hive -- The honey-bee capable of being tamed -- The queen or mother-bee -- Comb -- Propolis -- Pollen or bee bread -- Ventilation of the bee-hive -- Requisites of a complete hive -- Natural swarming and hiving of swarms -- Artificial swarming -- Loss of the queen -- The bee-moth and other enemies of bees -- Robbing and how prevented -- Directions for feeding bees -- The apiary -- Honey -- Bee-pasturage -- The anger of bees -- The Italian honey-bee -- Size, shape and materials for hives -- Wintering bees -- Bee-keeper's calendar.
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