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The Lore of the Honey-Bee

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The Lore of the Honey-Bee

Tickner Edwardes

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From the ancients who prized it to the bee-masters of the Middle Ages, the honeybee has haunted human imagination. Tickner Edwardes weaves history, legend, and natural science into the rich lore of the hive, then brings it to the modern bee-garden. Charming and learned, it is beekeeping steeped in story. The bee's long tale, beautifully told.

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45 chapters

  1. 1THE LORE OF THE HONEY-BEE
  2. 2CONTENTS
  3. 3LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 4INTRODUCTION THE OLDEST CRAFT UNDER THE SUN
  5. 5CHAPTER I THE ANCIENTS AND THE HONEY-BEE
  6. 6CHAPTER II THE ISLE OF HONEY
  7. 7CHAPTER III BEE-MASTERS IN THE MIDDLE AGES
  8. 8CHAPTER IV AT THE CITY GATES
  9. 9CHAPTER V THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE HIVE
  10. 10CHAPTER VI EARLY WORK IN THE BEE-CITY
  11. 11CHAPTER VII THE GENESIS OF THE QUEEN
  12. 12CHAPTER VIII THE BRIDE-WIDOW
  13. 13CHAPTER IX THE SOVEREIGN WORKER-BEE
  14. 14CHAPTER X A ROMANCE OF ANATOMY
  15. 15CHAPTER XI THE MYSTERY OF THE SWARM
  16. 16CHAPTER XII THE COMB-BUILDERS
  17. 17CHAPTER XIII WHERE THE BEE SUCKS
  18. 18CHAPTER XIV THE DRONE AND HIS STORY

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