The honey-bee: its nature, homes and products
by William Hetherington Harris
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About This Book
This book contains a detailed treatise on bees and beekeeping, with information on their natural history, habitat, products, life cycle, and much more besides. A concise and comprehensive text, this timeless book will greatly appeal to those with a keen interest in these marvelous creatures and constitutes a worthy addition to collections of antique literature of this kind. The chapters of this book Historic Sketch, Natural History, The Queen-Bee, The Drones, The Workers, Honey, Mead, Wax, Pollen or Bee-Bred, Propolis, Physiology of the Bee, The Thorax, The Abdomen, The Diseases of Bees, The E...
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- THE HONEY-BEE: ITS NATURE, HOMES, AND PRODUCTS.
- W. H. HARRIS, B.A., B.Sc.
- CONTENTS.
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- THE HONEY-BEE: ITS NATURE, HOMES, AND PRODUCTS.
- INTRODUCTION.
- CHAPTER I. HISTORIC SKETCH.
- CHAPTER II. NATURAL HISTORY.
- CHAPTER III. THE QUEEN-BEE
- CHAPTER IV. THE DRONES.
- CHAPTER V. THE WORKERS.
- CHAPTER VI. HONEY.
- CHAPTER VII. MEAD.
- CHAPTER VIII. WAX.
- CHAPTER IX. POLLEN, OR BEE-BREAD.
- CHAPTER X. PROPOLIS.
- CHAPTER XI. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BEE.
- CHAPTER XII. HEARING, TASTE, AND SMELLING.
- CHAPTER XIII. THE THORAX.
- CHAPTER XIV. THE ABDOMEN.
- CHAPTER XV. THE DISEASES OF BEES.
- CHAPTER XVI. THE ENEMIES OF BEES.
- CHAPTER XVII. HIVES.
- CHAPTER XVIII. NATURAL SWARMING.
- CHAPTER XIX. ARTIFICIAL SWARMING.
- CHAPTER XX. QUEEN REARING.
- CHAPTER XXI. FEEDING.
- CHAPTER XXII. WINTERING BEES.
- CHAPTER XXIII. BEE-STINGS.
- CHAPTER XXIV. PASSIONS AND EMOTIONS OF BEES.
- CHAPTER XXV. INTELLECT AND INSTINCT IN BEES.
- CHAPTER XXVI. BEES IN RELATION TO FLOWERS.
- CHAPTER XXVII. SUPERSTITIONS CONNECTED WITH BEES.
- CHAPTER XXVIII. THE PROFITS OF BEE-KEEPING.
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