A Book About Bees - Their History, Habits, And Instincts; Together With The First Principles Of Modern Bee-Keeping For Young Readers

This book contains a detailed guide to bees and bee-keeping, with chapters on history, anatomy, habits, common problems, and much more. Profusely illustrated and full of timeless information, "A Book about Bees" constitutes a must-read for modern bee-keepers and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage bee-keeping literature. Contents include: "The Cottage Bee-keepers' Home," "Wild Bees and Flowers," "Italian Bee," "Queen, Worker, and Drone Bees," "The Queen and Her Attendants," "Queen Cells in Different Stages," "The Cottager and his Bees," "Hiving a Swarm," "The Head, Thorax," "Abdomen," "Of a Bee," "Wing of a Bee," "Egg and Larvae of the Bee," 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.

• | Author: F. G. Jenyns
• | Publisher: Home Farm Books
• | Publication Date: Sep 21, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 228 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Technology & Engineering
• | ISBN-10: 1473334187
• | ISBN-13: 9781473334182