"""How to Keep Bees"" is a detailed and accessible guide to bee-keeping and apiary management, with information on starting out, constructing an apiary, acquiring bees, and much more. Written in simple, plain language and profusely illustrated, this comprehensive handbook constitutes a must-have for modern readers with practical interest in the subject. Contents include: ""Introduction"", ""Pasturage"", ""Location of the Hives"", ""Hives"", ""Frames, Supers, Etc."", ""Honey Boards"", ""Bee Escapes"", ""Drone and Queen Trap"", ""Smoker"", ""Foundation Fasteners"", ""Honey Extractor"", ""Hove Tools"", ""Comb Foundation"", ""Clothing"", ""Uniformity of Appliances"", ""Making a Start"", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on Bee-keeping."
By:
Arthur C Miller Imprint: Home Farm Books Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 132g ISBN:9781473334274 ISBN 10: 1473334276 Pages: 98 Publication Date:22 September 2016 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active