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Bee-keeping for the Many; or, The management of the common and Ligurian honey bee

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Bee-keeping for the Many; or, The management of the common and Ligurian honey bee

J. H. Payne

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Cottage hives for cottage keepers, compared side by side. J. H. Payne reviews the practical hives of his day, from his own improved cottage design to Neighbour's observatory and Taylor's amateur models, plus siting the apiary. Hands-on hive selection for the ordinary garden beekeeper. Choose the right hive for a modest, honey-rich backyard.

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45 chapters

  1. 1BEE-KEEPING FOR THE MANY;
  2. 2BEE-KEEPING FOR THE MANY.
  3. 3CONTENTS
  4. 4NATURAL HISTORY.
  5. 5SITUATION OF THE APIARY.
  6. 6HIVES.
  7. 7PAYNE'S IMPROVED COTTAGE HIVE.
  8. 8NEIGHBOUR'S IMPROVED COTTAGE HIVE.
  9. 9NEIGHBOUR'S OBSERVATORY HIVE.
  10. 10TAYLOR'S AMATEURS' HIVE.
  11. 11FENN'S HIVE.
  12. 12THE STEWARTON HIVE.
  13. 13TEGETMEIER'S HIVE.
  14. 14THE WOODBURY HIVE.
  15. 15METHOD OF SECURING COMBS IN FRAMES.
  16. 16SWARMING.
  17. 17UNITING SWARMS.
  18. 18VENTILATION.

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