A book about bees : their history, habits, and instincts, together with the first principles of modern bee-keeping for young readers
(2017)
Fiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States]: Read Books Ltd., 2017
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781473342415 (electronic bk.) MWT11965076, 1473342414 (electronic bk.) 11965076
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
This book contains a detailed guide to bees and bee-keeping, with chapters on history, anatomy, habits, common problems, and much more. Profusely illustrated and full of timeless information, "A Book about Bees" constitutes a must-read for modern bee-keepers and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage bee-keeping literature. Contents include: "The Cottage Bee-keepers' Home", "Wild Bees and Flowers", "Italian Bee", "Queen, Worker, and Drone Bees", "The Queen and Her Attendants", "Queen Cells in Different Stages", "The Cottager and his Bees", "Hiving a Swarm", "The Head, Thorax", "Abdomen", "Of a Bee", "Wing of a Bee", "Egg and Larvae of the Bee", etc
Mode of access: World Wide Web