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Aebi, Ormond, 1916-

The art & adventure of beekeeping Art and adventure of beekeeping - Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press, [1983], �1975. - v, 184 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Originally published: Santa Cruz [Calif.] : Unity Press, 1975. Includes index.

Early Adventures With Bees -- A Wonderland For Bees -- Initial Preparation & Location Of A Hive -- Inner Life Of The Hive -- Ways to Aquire Bees -- Beautiful Bees Waiting To Be Hived -- New Swarms, Combing Swarms -- Enemies Of Bees -- Moving Bees From One Location To Another -- Early Spring Build-Up & First Supers -- The Bees At Work -- Keeping Bees Gentle -- Preparing For the Golden Harvest -- Removing & Extracting Liquid Gold -- Requeening A Queenless Or Crosstempered Hive -- Honey In Abundance To Pack & Sell -- Midsummer Care & Robbing -- Feeding New Or Needy Hives -- Storing Empty Combs For The Winter -- Sweet Scented Beeswax -- Honey For Health & Profit -- Addendum: A Bee Bachelor's Domestic Delimma.

ISBN: 0878574832 9780878574834

LCCN: 83004504

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Bee culture.

LC Class. No.: SF523 / .A29 1983

Dewey Class. No.: 638/.1

National Agricultural Library Call No.: SF523.A29 / 1983