The Handy Book of Bees: Being a Practical Treatise on Their Profitable ManagementWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1875 - 162 páginas |
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... history . The work before the reader , then , is a practical one , and written by a practical man . Indeed the book is simply an exposition of a system of management practised by my father for forty years ; and profitably , for forty ...
... history . The work before the reader , then , is a practical one , and written by a practical man . Indeed the book is simply an exposition of a system of management practised by my father for forty years ; and profitably , for forty ...
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... encourage all who are seek- ing profit or honey from bee - keeping , to carry into practice most of its lessons . A. PETTIGREW . SALE , CHESHIRE , 8th February 1875 . 4 CONTENTS . PART FIRST . THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BEES.
... encourage all who are seek- ing profit or honey from bee - keeping , to carry into practice most of its lessons . A. PETTIGREW . SALE , CHESHIRE , 8th February 1875 . 4 CONTENTS . PART FIRST . THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BEES.
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... HISTORY OF BEES . 10 Piping , .... to make 1 lb. of wax ? ......... 30 |. CHAPTER I. PAGE PAGE The queen bee ,. Possess five senses , 14 Her shape and appearance , 1 Their industry , 14 Mother and monarch , 2 Their ingenuity , 16 2 Their ...
... HISTORY OF BEES . 10 Piping , .... to make 1 lb. of wax ? ......... 30 |. CHAPTER I. PAGE PAGE The queen bee ,. Possess five senses , 14 Her shape and appearance , 1 Their industry , 14 Mother and monarch , 2 Their ingenuity , 16 2 Their ...
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... HISTORY OF BEES . IN every healthy hive of bees there may be found , at cer- tain seasons of the year , a queen or mother bee , males or drones , and working bees ; honey and wax , bee - bread and propolis . Queen . TUULI Worker . Drone ...
... HISTORY OF BEES . IN every healthy hive of bees there may be found , at cer- tain seasons of the year , a queen or mother bee , males or drones , and working bees ; honey and wax , bee - bread and propolis . Queen . TUULI Worker . Drone ...
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... history is not a pleasing one . But queens , generally speaking , live four years . Some die when they are three years old : very few die a natural death sooner . Queens are fourteen days in being hatched - that is to say , perfect ...
... history is not a pleasing one . But queens , generally speaking , live four years . Some die when they are three years old : very few die a natural death sooner . Queens are fourteen days in being hatched - that is to say , perfect ...
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The Handy Book of Bees: Being a Practical Treatise on Their Profitable ... A. Pettigrew Visualização integral - 1870 |
The Handy Book of Bees: Being a Practical Treatise on Their Profitable ... A. Pettigrew Visualização integral - 1870 |
The Handy Book of Bees: Being a Practical Treatise on Their Profitable ... A. Pettigrew Visualização integral - 1875 |
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