Profitable Bee-Keeping for Small-Holders and Others

"e;Profitable Bee-Keeping for Small-Holders and Others"e; offers the reader simple tips and guidance on how to set up and manage a beehive for profit. From apiary construction and swarming to marketing honey and beyond, this volume contains everything a modern bee-keeper needs to know about [...]
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"e;Profitable Bee-Keeping for Small-Holders and Others"e; offers the reader simple tips and guidance on how to set up and manage a beehive for profit. From apiary construction and swarming to marketing honey and beyond, this volume contains everything a modern bee-keeper needs to know about his occupation. Contents include: "e;The Economy of the Hive"e;, "e;Stocking an Apiary"e;, "e;Hives and Appliances"e;, "e;The Preparation of Frames and Sections"e;, "e;Feeding Principles"e;, "e;The Production of Honey"e;, "e;Natural Swarms"e;, "e;Marketable Products"e;, "e;Correct Manipulations"e;, "e;Mid-season Work"e;, "e;The Apiarist and his Foes"e;, "e;Increasing and Uniting"e;, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on Bee-keeping.