An edition of The Hive and the honey bee (1946)
The Hive and the honey bee
a new book on beekeeping which continues the tradition of "Langstroth on the hive and the honeybee"
By Roy A. Grout
Publish Date
1992
Publisher
Dadant
Language
eng
Pages
678
Description:
"This is a complete textbook on beekeeping. Thirty-three expert authors have written 27 chapters on honey bees & beekeeping. Topics include : world's beekeepping & history; different races of honey bees; colony life history; anatomy & physiology; nutrition; genetics & breeding; activities & behavior; pheromones; production of nectar; honey plants; equipment; management; honey & wax processing; business practices; marketing; overwintering colonies; beeswax; honey, pollen, bee venom, royal jelly & propolis; package bee & queen production; crop pollination; bee diseases, pesticides; & allergy to bee stings." --Publisher.
subjects: Honey, Bee culture, Honeybee, Diseases, Apicultura, Imkerei, Biene