The Handy Book of Bees: Being a Practical Treatise on Their Profitable ManagementWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1875 - 162 páginas |
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... easily managed . Bees , " says Cobbett , " are of great use in a house , on account of the honey , the wax , and the swarms they produce : they cost noth- ing to keep , and want nothing but a little care . " 66 In bee - keeping I reckon ...
... easily managed . Bees , " says Cobbett , " are of great use in a house , on account of the honey , the wax , and the swarms they produce : they cost noth- ing to keep , and want nothing but a little care . " 66 In bee - keeping I reckon ...
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... Easily performed ,. 87 How ? ....... 87 Prevents waste of time , ....... 88 The profits of bee - keeping dur- ing the last five years , The author's profits since 1870 , 110 110 ....... The importance of feeding well , 110 | Greater ...
... Easily performed ,. 87 How ? ....... 87 Prevents waste of time , ....... 88 The profits of bee - keeping dur- ing the last five years , The author's profits since 1870 , 110 110 ....... The importance of feeding well , 110 | Greater ...
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... easily understand why so many drones are usually produced . Better to have a superabundance of 10,000 drones than the queen fail to The more drones - indeed , the more hives in a garden - when a queen becomes marriageable , the more ...
... easily understand why so many drones are usually produced . Better to have a superabundance of 10,000 drones than the queen fail to The more drones - indeed , the more hives in a garden - when a queen becomes marriageable , the more ...
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... easily find it . The bee is furnished with a proboscis of some length , wherewith it can reach most of the nectaries of flowers in which honey is found . It has been said that at the point of the proboscis there is a brush of exquisite ...
... easily find it . The bee is furnished with a proboscis of some length , wherewith it can reach most of the nectaries of flowers in which honey is found . It has been said that at the point of the proboscis there is a brush of exquisite ...
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... easily disturbed in the cells . Besides , the taste and quality of the honey are greatly improved by the change effected on being re - swallowed . Doubtless much water is eliminated during the process . Crude honey being thin and watery ...
... easily disturbed in the cells . Besides , the taste and quality of the honey are greatly improved by the change effected on being re - swallowed . Doubtless much water is eliminated during the process . Crude honey being thin and watery ...
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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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