The Apiary; Or, Bees, Bee-hives, and Bee-culture

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Author

Neighbor, Alfred

Title

The apiary; or, bees, bee-hives, and bee culture [1866] Being a familiar account of the habits of bees, and the most improved methods of management, with full directions, adapted for the cottager, farmer, or scientific apiarian

Original Publication

United Kingdom: Kent and Company,1866.

Credits

Tom Cosmas developed from files made available on The Internet Archive and placed in the Public Domain

Language

English

LoC Class

SF: Agriculture: Animal culture

Subject

Bee culture -- Economic aspects

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 68500

Release Date

July 11, 2022

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.THE APIARY; OR, BEES, BEE-HIVES, AND BEE-CULTURE. — By ALFRED NEIGHBOUR.
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
4. 4.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
5. 5.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
6. 6.DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. — PLATE I. —( Frontispiece. ) — PLATE II. — Page 31.
7. 7.THE APIARY; OR, BEES, BEE-HIVES, AND BEE-CULTURE.
8. 8.I.—NATURAL HISTORY OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE HIVE. — THE QUEEN. — THE DRONE. — THE WORKER-BEE. — THE EGGS OF BEES. — INCREASE OF BEES. — SWARMING.
9. 9.II.—ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BEE.
10. 10.III.—MODERN BEE-HIVES. — NUTT'S COLLATERAL HIVE. — NEIGHBOUR'S IMPROVED SINGLE BOX HIVE. — TAYLOR'S AMATEUR SHALLOW BOX OR EIGHT-BAR HIVE. — NEIGHBOUR'S IMPROVED COTTAGE HIVE. — IMPROVED COTTAGE HIVE WITHOUT WINDOWS. — THE LADIES' OBSERVATORY OR CRYSTAL BEE-HIVE. — COTTAGER'S HIVE, FOR TAKING HONEY IN STRAW CAPS, WITHOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BEES. — WOODBURY BAR AND FRAME HIVES. — FRAMES. — IMPROVED COMB BAR. — COMPOUND BAR FRAME. — COVERS. — TAYLOR'S IMPROVED COTTAGE HIVE. — EIGHT-BAR STRAW HIVE. — NEIGHBOUR'S UNICOMB OBSERVATORY HIVE. — WOODBURY UNICOMB HIVE. — THE STEWARTON, OR AYRSHIRE HIVE. — Directions for Management. — HUBER'S HIVE.
11. 11.IV.—EXTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS AND APPARATUS. — BEE-HOUSE TO CONTAIN TWO HIVES. — BEE-HOUSE TO CONTAIN TWELVE HIVES — BEE-HOUSE TO CONTAIN NINE HIVES. — EVENING THOUGHTS IN JANUARY. — ORNAMENTAL ZINC COVER. — ZINC COVER. — TAYLOR'S ZINC COVER. — BELL GLASSES. — TAYLOR'S BELL GLASSES. — FLAT-TOPPED GLASS. — GUIDE-COMB FOR GLASSES. — THE NEW BOTTLE-FEEDER. — ROUND BEE-FEEDER. — ZINC FOUNTAIN BEE-FEEDER. — HONEY CUTTERS. — BOX FUMIGATOR. — TUBE FUMIGATOR. — THE BEE DRESS OR PROTECTOR. — ENGRAVED PRESSING ROLLER FOR THE GUIDANCE OF BEES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HONEY-COMB ON THE BARS. — IMPRESSED WAX SHEETS FOR ARTIFICIAL COMBS.
12. 12.MANIPULATION AND USES OF BAR AND FRAME HIVES. — PUTTING ON SUPER HIVE. — TAKING OUT FRAMES WITH COMBS. — ADVANTAGES OF BAR AND FRAME HIVES. — ARTIFICIAL SWARMING. — DRIVING. — CHANGING OLD STOCKS TO NEW HIVES. — WEIGHING HIVES, &c.
13. 13.VI. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. — STINGS: THEIR PREVENTION AND CURE. — POLLEN, OR FOOD FOR INFANT-BEES. — PROPOLIS, OR BEES' CEMENT. — PASTURAGE FOR BEES. — THE LIGURIAN OR ITALIAN ALP BEE. — LIVING BEES AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862, SENDING BEES TO AUSTRALIA, &c. — BEE-KEEPING IN LONDON. — WASPS AND MOTHS. — DRAINING HONEY FROM THE COMBS. — DISEASES OF BEES. — GENERAL REMARKS. — ON THE FIRST FLIGHT OF BEES IN SPRING. — [ From the German of Adalbert Braun.] By "A Devonshire Bee-keeper."
14. 14.APPENDIX. — TESTIMONIALS OF THE PRESS. — GREAT EXHIBITION, 1851. — INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. — BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SHOW AT EXETER, IN JUNE, 1863. — ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW, NEWCASTLE, 1864. — BEES AND BEE-HIVES AT THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S MEETING AT PLYMOUTH.
15. 15.INDEX.

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