A Practical Treatise on the Hive and Honey-Bee

This fascinating book contains a detailed and practical treatise on the subject of honey bees, written for those who aim at profitable bee-keeping, with any hive, and any system of management. Complete with interesting information, simple instructions, and a plethora of helpful illustrations, this is a text that will appeal to anyone with an interest in this most worthwhile pastime, and will be of particular value to collectors of antiquarian bee-keeping literature. The chapters of this book include: Facts connected with the Invention of the Movable-Comb Bee-Hive, The Honey-Bee Capable of being Tamed, Comb, Propolis, Pollen or Bee Bread, Ventilation of the Bee-Hive, Requisites of a Complete Hive, Natural Swarming and Hiving Swarms, Artificial Swarming, Loss of the Queen, etcetera. This text was first published in 1863, and is proudly republished now complete with a new introduction on bee-keeping.