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

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Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee

The Classic Beekeeper's Manual

By: L. L. LANGSTROTH

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Paperback | 20 February 2004 | Edition Number 4

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This influential guide by the Reverend L. L. Langstroth, "the father of modern beekeeping," revolutionized 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.
In his reader-friendly, nontechnical 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; and the handling of bees. An infectious sense of wonder and enthusiasm suffuses Langstroth's accounts of natural and artificial swarming, the production of honey and wax, and the best methods of feeding bees and maintaining an apiary. The manual abounds in practical and intriguing insights attained through the years of observation and experience, including "the kindness of bees to one another," "their infatuation for liquid sweets," and "the warning given by bees before stinging."
This version of Langstroth's ever-popular manual is the fourth and final edition; it incorporates the author's own revisions and remains an unsurpassed resource for beekeepers.

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Non-Fiction Nature & The Natural World Wildlife in General Butterflies, Other Insects & Spiders Engineering & Technology Agriculture & Farming Animal Husbandry Apiculture or Beekeeping Science Biology, Life Sciences Zoology & Animal Sciences Zoology & Invertebrates

Insects & Entomology

List of Plates and Explanation of Wood-Cuts Illustrating the Natural History of Bees	p. 11
Facts connected with the invention of the Movable-Comb Bee-Hive	p. 13
The Honey-Bee capable of being tamed	p. 24
The Queen, or Mother-Bee.--The Drones.--The Workers.--Facts in their Natural History	p. 29
Comb	p. 69
Propolis	p. 76
Pollen, or "Bee Bread."	p. 80
Ventilation of the Bee-Hive	p. 88
Requisites of a Complete Hive	p. 95
Natural Swarming, and Hiving of Swarms	p. 109
Artificial Swarming	p. 143
Loss of the Queen	p. 213
The Bee-Moth, and other Enemies of Bees.--Diseases of Bees	p. 228
Robbing, and how Prevented	p. 261
Directions for Feeding Bees	p. 267
The Apiary.--Procuring Bees to Stock it.--Transferring Bees from Common to Movable-Comb Hives	p. 279
Honey	p. 285
Bee-Pasturage.--Over-Stocking	p. 292
The Anger of Bees.--Remedies for their Stings	p. 308
The Italian Honey-Bee	p. 318
Size, Shape, and Materials for Hives.--Observing-Hives	p. 329
Wintering Bees	p. 335
Bee-Keeper's Calendar.--Bee-Keeper's Axioms	p. 362
Explanation of Wood-Cuts of Movable-Comb Hives, with Bills of Stock for making them	p. 371
Copious Alphabetical Index	p. 391
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