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The Bee Preserver; or, Practical Directions for the Management and Preservation of Hives

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The Bee Preserver; or, Practical Directions for the Management and Preservation of Hives

Jonas de Gélieu and Clementina Stirling Graham

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Where you place a hive can decide whether the colony thrives or dies. Jonas de Gelieu, writing for the Highland Society, gives practical directions on siting an apiary, moving a swarm at the right moment, and sheltering the hives. Careful, kindly counsel from an old Swiss bee-master. Keep your bees alive through every season.

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36 chapters

  1. 1THE BEE PRESERVER;
  2. 2JONAS DE GELIEU,
  3. 3TO THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.
  4. 4CONTENTS.
  5. 5AUTHORS PREFACE.
  6. 6CHAPTER I. SITUATION OF AN APIARY.
  7. 7CHAPTER II. PROPER TIME TO TRANSPORT A SWARM TO THE SITUATION DESIGNED FOR IT.
  8. 8CHAPTER III. SITUATION OF THE HIVES OUGHT NEVER TO BE CHANGED.
  9. 9CHAPTER IV. MOST CONVENIENT SHAPE OF HIVES.
  10. 10CHAPTER V. HIVES OF STRAW AND WOOD.
  11. 11CHAPTER VI. THICKNESS OR SOLIDITY OF HIVES.
  12. 12CHAPTER VII. SIZE OF THE APERTURE OR ENTRANCE OF HIVES.
  13. 13CHAPTER VIII. TO ASCERTAIN THE WEIGHT OF HIVES.
  14. 14CHAPTER IX. QUANTITY OF HONEY NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN A HIVE.
  15. 15CHAPTER X. THE USE OF CAPES OR HOODS.
  16. 16CHAPTER XI. HOW TO EXPEL THE BEES FROM THE CAPES.
  17. 17CHAPTER XII. SIZE OF HIVES.
  18. 18CHAPTER XIII. MANNER OF UNITING NEW SWARMS.

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