The handy book of bees : being a practical treatise on their profitable management / [A. Pettigrew].

  • Andrew Pettigrew
Date:
1875
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The handy book of bees : being a practical treatise on their profitable management / [A. Pettigrew]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER VIII. Honey-dew, 29 CHAPTER IX. Wax, 30 The product of bees, 30 How much honey is consumed to make 1 lb. of wax ? 30 CHAPTER X. Bee-bread, 32 Too much collected, 33 CHAPTER XL Propolis and water, 33 PAET SECOND. PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT. CHAPTER XII. The apiary, 36 How far should hives be off the ground? 37 How far asunder ? 38 Bee-houses, 39 CHAPTER XIII. The pasturage of bees, 39 Much honey ungathered, 40 Can a parish be overstocked ?.. 40 All localities not equally good, 40 Honey-plants, 40 Rich soil better than poor, 43 Exposed and sheltered pasture, 44 How far will bees go for honey ? 44 Short journeys desirable, 44 CHAPTER XIV. Hives, 45 Agriculture and horticulture,.. 45 Apiculture has loitered, 45 Facts and figures, 46 Successful management at Car- luke, 47 Mr Reid’s letters, 47 English bee-keepers far behind, 48 Large hives, 50 The materials of hives, 52 Straw hives best, 52 The quackery of new inven- tions, 53 Improvements and success, 54 Shapes and sizes, 55 The bar-frame hives, 58 The American slinger, 58 The advantages and disadvan- tages of bar-frame hives, 59 Comb-knives, 60 Bar-frame hives should be made of straw, 60 The quilt, 60 Guide-combs, 61 Cross-sticks, 61 The unicomb hive, 63 CHAPTER XV. Boards, 63 The door of the hive, 64 CHAPTER XVI. Covers for hives, 65 CHAPTER XVII. Stings, 66 CHAPTER XVIII. Fumigation, 68