Bee-Keeping For Beginners - Paperback

by I. H. Jackson (Author)

This antique book contains an insightful and practical treatise on the art of Beekeeping. The aim of this text is to provide the amateur who possesses a few hives with such information and advice as will enable them to achieve the best possible results from his apiary, as well as to carry out the few operations that are necessary throughout the year. Written with the beginner in mind, this is a text that will be of much value to those with little experience in the field, and it constitutes a worthy addition to collections of beekeeping literature. The chapters of this book include: Introductory, The Swarm, Hiving the Swarm, Manipulating a Hive of Bees, Hives and Appliances, General Management, Wintering, Surplus Honey, Pollination, Robbing, Diseases and Enemies of Bees, Treatment of Bees Throughout the Year, etcetera. We are proud to republish this text here complete with a new introduction on the subject.