A Practical Treatise on the Hive and Honey-Bee

von L. L. Langstroth

462 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This fascinating book contains a detailed and practical treatise on the subject of honey bees, written for those who aim at profitable bee-keeping, with any hive, and any system of management. Complete with interesting information, simple instructions, and a plethora of helpful illustrations, this is a text that will appeal to anyone with an interest in this most worthwhile pastime, and will be of particular value to collectors of antiquarian bee-keeping literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Facts connected with the Invention of the Movable-Comb Bee-Hive', 'The Honey-Bee Capable of being Tamed', 'Comb', 'Propolis', 'Pollen or 'Bee Bread'', 'Ventilation of the Bee-Hive', 'Requisites of a Complete Hive', 'Natural Swarming and Hiving Swarms', 'Artificial Swarming', 'Loss of the Queen', etcetera. This text was first published in 1863, and is proudly republished now complete with a new introduction on bee-keeping.

• Themen: Technologie, Ingenieurswissenschaft, Landwirtschaft, Industrieprozesse Landwirtschaft Tierhaltung, Viehhaltung Imkerei (Bienenzucht)
• ISBN: 9781444641868
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 11.01.2010
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Home Farm Press