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Read Books Design A Manual Of Rational Bee-Keeping by C. De Ribeaucourt
This antique text comprises a practical manual on bee-keeping originally published in 1879 with a view to improve the condition of existing apiaries and to encourage the establishment of new ones. An interesting insight into the history and development of bee-keeping in Europe this volume contains much in the way of information that is still useful today and constitutes a worthy addition to collections of bee-keeping literature. The chapters of this book include: On Rational Bee-Keeping; On the Prosperity and Decline of an Apiary Conducted on the Old System and the Means of Remedying Defects in that Swarm; On the Bee-House Simplified; On Various Systems of Hives; Anatomy of the Bee; On the Contents of the Hive; How to Test the True Value of a Hive; etcetera. We are proud to be republishing this vintage text now complete with a new introduction on bee-keeping.show more