The Apiary; Or, Bees, Beehives. and Bee Culture

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Author

Neighbor, Alfred

Title

The apiary; or, bees, bee-hives, and bee culture [1878] being a familiar account of the habits of bees, and the most improved methods of management

Original Publication

United Kingdom: Kent and Company,1878.

Credits

Tom Cosmas produced from materials made available at 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. 68897

Release Date

September 2, 2022

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.THE APIARY. — THE APIARY; — ALFRED NEIGHBOUR.
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
4. 4.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.
7. 7.ILLUSTRATIONS.
8. 8.INTRODUCTION. LITERATURE OF BEE-KEEPING.
9. 9.CHAPTER I. THE BEE AS AN INSECT. — § I. CLASSIFICATION. — § II. THE QUEEN, — § III. THE DRONE. — § IV. THE WORKER. — § V. THE ITALIAN OR LIGURIAN BEE. — § VI. OTHER FOREIGN VARIETIES. — § VII. FACULTIES AND FUNCTIONS. — § VIII. EGGS AND TRANSFORMATIONS. — § IX. REPRODUCTIVE ECONOMY. — § X. RELATION OF SEX TO CELLS. — § XI. THE RATIONALE OF SWARMING. — § XII. INCREASE OF BEES.
10. 10.CHAPTER II. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. — § I. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. — § II. THE HEAD AND ORGANS OF SENSATION. — § III. THE THORAX AND ORGANS OF MOTION. — § IV. THE ABDOMEN AND SECRETIVE ORGANS.
11. 11.CHAPTER III. MODERN BEEHIVES. — § I. COMMON COTTAGER'S HIVE. — § II. NEIGHBOURS' CRYSTAL PALACE SKEP. — § III. THE COTTAGER'S HIVE. — § IV. AN IMPROVED COTTAGER'S HIVE. — § V. NEIGHBOURS' IMPROVED COTTAGE HIVE. — § VI. THE LADIES' OBSERVATORY HIVE. — § VII. NUTT'S COLLATERAL HIVE. — § VIII. HUBER'S HIVE. — § IX. THE WOODBURY FRAME HIVE. — § X. NEIGHBOURS' NEW FRAME HIVE. — § XI. NEIGHBOURS' COTTAGER'S FRAME HIVE. — § XII. THE PHILADELPHIA FRAME HIVE. — § XIII. CHESHIRE'S FRAME HIVE. — § XIV. ABBOTT'S NEW FRAME HIVE. — § XV. THE STEWARTON HIVE. — § XVI. THE LANARKSHIRE HIVE. — § XVII. NEIGHBOURS' UNICOMB OBSERVATORY HIVE—OUTDOOR. — § XVIII. NEIGHBOURS' UNICOMB OBSERVATORY HIVE—INDOOR.
12. 12.CHAPTER IV. FITTINGS AND APPARATUS. — § I. BEE-HOUSES. — § II. ZINC COVERS. — § III. WOOD COVERS. — § IV. QUILTS. — § V. BELL GLASSES. — § VI. BAR SUPERS. — § VII. EKES AND NADIRS. — § VIII. IMPRESSED WAX SHEETS. — § IX. COMB FOUNDATIONS. — § X. CHESHIRE'S GUIDE-MAKER. — § XI. BAR-FRAME HOLDER. — § XII. CHESHIRE'S TRANSFERRING BOARD. — § XIII. HONEY-CUTTERS. — § XIV. THE HONEY-EXTRACTOR. — § XV. CHESHIRE'S NUCLEUS HIVE. — § XVI. QUEEN-CAGES. — § XVII. QUEEN AND DRONE PREVENTER. — § XVIII. BEE-TRAPS. — § XIX. DRONE-TRAPS. — § XX. BEE-FEEDERS. — § XXI. FUMIGATORS. — § XXII. BEE DRESS OR PROTECTOR.
13. 13.CHAPTER V. BEE MANIPULATION. — § I. HIVING SWARMS. — § II. TRANSFERRING SWARMS. — § III. TRANSFERRING OLD STOCKS. — § IV. DRIVING. — § V. UNITING COLONIES. — § VI. ARTIFICIAL SWARMING. — § VII. QUEEN-REARING. — § VIII. INTRODUCING NEW QUEENS. — § IX. ITALIANISING. — § X. GENERAL HINTS ON FRAME HIVES. — § XI. REMOVING BEES. — § XII. SUPPLYING NATURAL COMB. — § XIII. APPLYING SUPERS. — § XIV. REMOVING SUPERS. — § XV. REMOVING FRAMES. — § XVI. EXTRACTING HONEY. — § XVII. MELTING COMBS DOWN. — § XVIII. WEIGHING HIVES. — § XIX. FEEDING. — § XX. WINTER PRECAUTIONS.
14. 14.CHAPTER VI. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. — § I. STINGS: THEIR PREVENTION AND CURE. — § II. POSITION OF HIVES. — § III. PASTURAGE FOR BEES. — § IV. HONEY. — §. V. POLLEN, OR BEE-BREAD. — §. VI. PROPOLIS, OR BEES' CEMENT. — § VII. SECRETION OF WAX. — § VIII. ROBBING. — § IX. DISEASES OF BEES. — § X. BEE ENEMIES. — § XI. BEE-KEEPING IN LONDON. — § XII. GENERAL REMARKS.
15. 15.APPENDIX. — BEES AT THE EXHIBITION OF 1862. — CASES OF ACCLIMATISING BEES. — PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION OF 1876. — CALEDONIAN APIARIAN SOCIETY.
16. 16.INDEX.

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