The Handy Book of Bees: Being a Practical Treatise on Their Profitable ManagementWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1875 - 162 páginas |
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... favourable , they do not all leave their hives at the same time . As the reader is already aware that copula- tion takes place outdoors - it may be at some distance from the hive - he will more easily understand why so many drones are ...
... favourable , they do not all leave their hives at the same time . As the reader is already aware that copula- tion takes place outdoors - it may be at some distance from the hive - he will more easily understand why so many drones are ...
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... favourable weather , a great accumulation of honey . We have known a hive gain 20 lb. weight in two days . This year , at Cairnie , in Aber- deenshire , Mr Shearer had a hive that gained 10 lb. in weight in one day . The Ingenuity of ...
... favourable weather , a great accumulation of honey . We have known a hive gain 20 lb. weight in two days . This year , at Cairnie , in Aber- deenshire , Mr Shearer had a hive that gained 10 lb. in weight in one day . The Ingenuity of ...
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... favourable , and a second time preparations be made for swarming . As the time draws near , scouts are sent to find a place for the swarm to go to . Like a queen wasp in spring , seeking a place to build her nest , these scouts may be ...
... favourable , and a second time preparations be made for swarming . As the time draws near , scouts are sent to find a place for the swarm to go to . Like a queen wasp in spring , seeking a place to build her nest , these scouts may be ...
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... favourable and pleasant spots , bees begin to rise from the 16th to the 20th of May ; but the time of gene- ral swarming is the first and second week of June . size of hives in use is , I think , about 14 inches diameter and 11 inches ...
... favourable and pleasant spots , bees begin to rise from the 16th to the 20th of May ; but the time of gene- ral swarming is the first and second week of June . size of hives in use is , I think , about 14 inches diameter and 11 inches ...
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... favourable seasons the produce and profits from large hives , well managed , are incomparably larger . The writer's father once realised £ 20 profit from two hives in one season , and £ 9 , 12s . from another , held jointly by him and ...
... favourable seasons the produce and profits from large hives , well managed , are incomparably larger . The writer's father once realised £ 20 profit from two hives in one season , and £ 9 , 12s . from another , held jointly by him and ...
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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 |
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