The Handy Book of Bees: Being a Practical Treatise on Their Profitable ManagementWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1875 - 162 páginas |
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... present knowledge of the subject , he is , notwithstand- ing , a safe guide ; and that where profit is the object , no writer that we have ever read can be compared to him . - Mr Thomson of Tweed Vineyards , formerly Editor of the ...
... present knowledge of the subject , he is , notwithstand- ing , a safe guide ; and that where profit is the object , no writer that we have ever read can be compared to him . - Mr Thomson of Tweed Vineyards , formerly Editor of the ...
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... present knowledge of the subject , he is , notwithstanding , a safe guide ; and that where profit is the object , no writer that we have ever read can be compared to him . We predi- cate that his letters will be of far greater value to ...
... present knowledge of the subject , he is , notwithstanding , a safe guide ; and that where profit is the object , no writer that we have ever read can be compared to him . We predi- cate that his letters will be of far greater value to ...
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... born perfect or imperfect . This is one of the many interesting things in bee - history which is at present veiled in mystery . The same egg may be reared into a queen in fourteen days , or into a working bee THE WORKING BEES . 13.
... born perfect or imperfect . This is one of the many interesting things in bee - history which is at present veiled in mystery . The same egg may be reared into a queen in fourteen days , or into a working bee THE WORKING BEES . 13.
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... present , little is with certainty known . about it . In comb - building , bees are wonderfully frugal in the use of wax . We guess that not more than 2 lb. of it are used in the construction of 80,000 cells . It is a very inflammable ...
... present , little is with certainty known . about it . In comb - building , bees are wonderfully frugal in the use of wax . We guess that not more than 2 lb. of it are used in the construction of 80,000 cells . It is a very inflammable ...
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... present . In fine seasons these hives will need to be enlarged by ekes or supers . Enlarging hives by ekes is mentioned now with a view to let the reader see the wisdom of fixing on certain sizes for his hives at least the width of his ...
... present . In fine seasons these hives will need to be enlarged by ekes or supers . Enlarging hives by ekes is mentioned now with a view to let the reader see the wisdom of fixing on certain sizes for his hives at least the width of his ...
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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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