"This is a new edition of John Hunter's A Manual of Bee-Keeping, first published in 1875"--Page [6].

Natural history of the honey bee -- Combs -- Bee-keeping -- Natural swarming -- Artificial swarming -- Hives -- Guide combs and comb foundations -- Supers and their management -- The honey-extractor or slinger -- Queen cages -- Feeders and feeding -- Pollen -- Drone and bee-traps -- Quieting bees -- Foreign bees and the methods of ligurianizing an apiary -- Queen-breeding and nucleus hives -- Driving -- Transferring combs and bees to frame -- Diseases and enemies of bees -- Ventilation of hives -- Honey and its sources -- Stings -- Removing bees -- Preparation of wax -- Robbing -- Draining honey from the combs, and how to make use of it -- Recipes.

Beekeeping, or, to give it its technical name, apiculture, has been a common pursuit since at least the Ancient Egyptian period, over 4,000 years ago. Since then, its popularity has soared. Following the Apiarian Exhibition in 1874, there was an upsurge in interest in the activity, and this manual was published as a comprehensive contemporary guide to the subject. Whether you're a seasoned urban beekeeper or a wannabe countryside smallholder, this book will provide you with a fascinating insight into the way that the hobby was carried out in nineteenth-century Britain. -- |c Source other than Library of Congress.

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