The Honey-Bee: Its Nature, Homes, and Products

About this eBook

Author

Harris, William Hetherington, 1835-

Title

The honey-bee: its nature, homes and products

Original Publication

United Kingdom: The Religious Tract Society,1887.

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

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 67435

Release Date

February 18, 2022

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE HONEY-BEE: ITS NATURE, HOMES, AND PRODUCTS.
2. 2.W. H. HARRIS, B.A., B.Sc.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.THE HONEY-BEE: ITS NATURE, HOMES, AND PRODUCTS.
6. 6.INTRODUCTION.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. HISTORIC SKETCH.
8. 8.CHAPTER II. NATURAL HISTORY.
9. 9.CHAPTER III. THE QUEEN-BEE
10. 10.CHAPTER IV. THE DRONES.
11. 11.CHAPTER V. THE WORKERS.
12. 12.CHAPTER VI. HONEY.
13. 13.CHAPTER VII. MEAD.
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. WAX.
15. 15.CHAPTER IX. POLLEN, OR BEE-BREAD.
16. 16.CHAPTER X. PROPOLIS.
17. 17.CHAPTER XI. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BEE.
18. 18.CHAPTER XII. HEARING, TASTE, AND SMELLING.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII. THE THORAX.
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV. THE ABDOMEN.
21. 21.CHAPTER XV. THE DISEASES OF BEES.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI. THE ENEMIES OF BEES.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII. HIVES.
24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII. NATURAL SWARMING.
25. 25.CHAPTER XIX. ARTIFICIAL SWARMING.
26. 26.CHAPTER XX. QUEEN REARING.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXI. FEEDING.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXII. WINTERING BEES.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII. BEE-STINGS.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV. PASSIONS AND EMOTIONS OF BEES.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXV. INTELLECT AND INSTINCT IN BEES.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVI. BEES IN RELATION TO FLOWERS.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVII. SUPERSTITIONS CONNECTED WITH BEES.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXVIII. THE PROFITS OF BEE-KEEPING.

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