Bees and Honey - An Article on the Various Aspects of Keeping Bees

This book contains a concise treatise on bees, with information on their natural history, the hive, honey production, and much more besides. Written in clear, concise language and including a wealth of interesting and practicable information, this text will be of much value to the modern bee-keeper, and makes for a great addition to collections of bee-keeping literature. The sections of this text include: 'Bees and Honey', 'Approximate Annual Honey Production by States', 'Approximate Annual Colony Production of Honey in Pounds', 'Organization of the Colony', 'The Queen', 'Drones', 'Life History', 'Temperature Relationships', 'Food Requirements', 'Colony Brood Nest', etcetera. We are proudly republishing this vintage text, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on bee-keeping