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Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486447286
ISBN-139780486447285
eBay Product ID (ePID)50578675
Product Key Features
Book TitleFifty Years Among the Bees
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicAnimals / Insects & Spiders
IllustratorYes
GenreNature
AuthorC. C. Miller
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight13.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-056927
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal638/.1
SynopsisOne of the few people of his time who actually made a living from bees, C. C. Miller made beekeeping his sole business, beginning as a hobby in 1861 and continuing until his death in 1920, following a long and distinguished career that produced many articles and books on the subject. This volume, long a classic within the beekeeping community, is a practical, yet endlessly charming handbook on all aspects of a romantic and arcane pursuit. Offering advice, observations, and information gleaned from more than a half-century of beekeeping, it covers, among many other topics, the importance of keeping hives clean and well-ventilated, mending combs, maintaining proper hive temperatures, winter storage, the Queen's nursery, harvesting honey, plus a special section of recipes that range from honey cake to salves for frostbite. Written by a major figure in apiculture history, this volume remains a standard text on hive management and the practices and principles of efficient, effective beekeeping., Practical, endlessly charming handbook on all aspects of this romantic, arcane pursuit offers advice, observations, and information on hive management and the practices and principles of efficient, effective apiculture. 111 illustrations., Long a classic within the beekeeping community, this book is one of the greatest works on the ancient art and science of beekeeping. A practical, yet endlessly charming handbook on all aspects of this romantic, arcane pursuit, it offers advice, observations, and information gleaned from a half-century of beekeeping. 111 illustrations.
LC Classification NumberSF523.M653 2006
