Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee: The Classicbeekeeper's Manual - Brossura

Langstroth, L. L.

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ISBN 10: 0486433846 ISBN 13: 9780486433844

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2004

Riassunto

This influential guide by the Reverend L. L. Langstroth, "the father of modern beekeeping," revolutionized the practice of beekeeping. Originally published in 1853, his work constitutes the first descriptive treatise of modern bee management — its innovations allowed people to engage in actual beekeeping, rather than simply handling bee domiciles and extracting the honey. This book explains and illustrates techniques still employed 150 years later — including the author's patented invention, a movable frame hive that quickly spread into common use around the world.
In his reader-friendly, nontechnical style, Langstroth addresses every aspect of beekeeping: bee physiology; diseases and enemies of bees; the life-cycles of the queen, drone, and worker; bee-hives; and the handling of bees. An infectious sense of wonder and enthusiasm suffuses Langstroth's accounts of natural and artificial swarming, the production of honey and wax, and the best methods of feeding bees and maintaining an apiary. The manual abounds in practical and intriguing insights attained through the years of observation and experience, including "the kindness of bees to one another," "their infatuation for liquid sweets," and "the warning given by bees before stinging."
This version of Langstroth's ever-popular manual is the fourth and final edition; it incorporates the author's own revisions and remains an unsurpassed resource for beekeepers.

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The first descriptive treatise of modern bee management, this influential manual describes and illustrates techniques still employed 150 years after its initial publication. Reverend LL Langstroth revolutionised beekeeping with this classic guide, which shows how to increase the average harvest and depicts the author's patented invention of the movable frame hive, an innovation that was quickly adopted around the world and remains in standard use today.

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0486433846
• ISBN 13: 9780486433844
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 464