Bee-Keeping
Bee-Keeping
作者：Cumming, John, 1807-1881
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共 148 题- BEE-KEEPING.
- BY
- BEE-KEEPING.
- BY
- WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
- LONDON:
- SAMPSON LOW, SON, & MARSTON.
- 14, LUDGATE HILL.
- LONDON:
- PRINTED BY EDMUND EVANS,
- RAQUET COURT, FLEET STREET.
- PREFACE
- I remain yours faithfully,
- CONTENTS
- PAGE
- Introduction 1
- Bee-keeping Money-making 3
- Bee-keeping a source of Enjoyment 6
- How to begin Bee-keeping 10
- The Bee-house, and how to place it 21
- Hives and Bee-boxes 35
- How to get Bees 59
- The Inmates of the Hive 87
- Bee Enemies 104
- The Bee-master's Letters to "The Times" 116
- Bee Things in general 169
- Letters from Correspondents 200
- BEE-KEEPING.
- BY
- I.-BEE-KEEPING MONEY-MAKING.
- II.--BEE-KEEPING A SOURCE OF ENJOYMENT.
- III.--HOW TO BEGIN BEE-KEEPING.
- Dr. Bevan states:--
- Richardson sensibly remarks:--
- Taylor, in his useful _Bee Manual_, says:--
- Payne observes:--
- IV.--THE BEE-HOUSE, AND HOW TO PLACE IT.
- Their two-hive shed is as follows:--
- V.--HIVES AND BEE-BOXES.
- I prefer Taylor's glasses to either.
- It is in this way:--
- I give the drawing of it shut, with Mr. Pettitt's description.
- VI.--HOW TO GET BEES.
- Richardson and Wildman thus teach how stocks are to be obtained:--
- Richardson describes another plan:--
- Taylor thus describes one of his feeding-pans:--
- Mr. Taylor's directions are as follow:--
- VII.--THE INMATES OF THE HIVE.
- THE QUEEN.
- Of this Lardner gives the following representation:--
- THE WORKER-BEE.
- THE DRONE.
- VIII.--BEE ENEMIES.
- THE BEE-MASTER'S LETTERS TO "THE TIMES."
- This mere copyist of Devon remarks:--
- I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
- Your correspondent says:--
- He concludes his letter by informing us--
- I am, &c.,
- Huber writes:--
- I am, &c.,
- I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
- I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
- IX.--BEE-THINGS IN GENERAL.
- THE INSTINCT OR INTELLIGENCE OF BEES.
- Huber relates:--
- Kirby writes:--
- Dr. Bevan relates of Mr. Knight, an acute and accurate apiarian:--
- In an article in the _Quarterly Review_ it is stated:--
- A PRAIRIE HUNT.
- A bee-hunt in the prairies is thus described by Washington Irving:--
- BEE TEMPERS.
- BEES IN THEIR CLERICAL CHARACTER.
- GENERAL.
- A far more delightful incident is recorded by Thorley:--
- LETTERS FROM CORRESPONDENTS,
- ADDRESSED TO
- I cannot otherwise explain the extraordinary language.
- Did he know "Brother Ignatius," he would soon discover he was
- T. H.
- I am, Sir, yours faithfully,
- J. B. S.
- J. B. S.
- I remain, Sir, yours obediently,
- C. H. H.
- I am, Sir, yours obediently,
- H. C.
- W. B. J.
- I remain, yours faithfully,
- A. P.
- I remain, yours most obediently,
- E. L. B.
- I have the honour to be, Sir,
- G. S. S.
- I enclose a stamped envelope, and remain, Sir,
- I am, Sir, yours obediently,
- A. A. M.
- If you buy stock-hives this autumn, you must see to it that--
- 1. They are not very old.
- 2. That they weigh from twenty to thirty pounds.
- 4. Let them swarm next summer, and thus multiply your stock.
- 5. If you wait till spring, buy swarms, which is the best way.
- Fifty swarms, gathered from cottagers, would cost 25_l._
- I remain yours truly,
- J. H.
- F. Q.
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