Bee-Keeping for Beginners - According to the Syllabus of the Board of Education for Schools (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781473334212)

"Bee-keeping for Beginners" is an accessible and comprehensive handbook on bee-keeping originally designed for use in schools. It contains a wealth of useful, timeless, and practical information on keeping bees making it perfect for modern novices and beginners. Contents include: "Advantages of Bee-Keeping", "The Usefulness of Bees; (a) as Producers of Food Otherwise Wasted; (b) as Fertilisers, Valuable to the Farmer or Gardener.-Districts Suitable to the Industry", "Life History and Structures of the Bee.-The Egg, Larva, Pupa, Queen, Worker, Drone.-Varieties of The Honey-Bee-Construction of the Comb". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on bee-keeping. This book was first published in first published in 1903.

Author: Walter Chitty
ISBN-10: 1473334217
ISBN-13: 9781473334212
Publisher: Home Farm Books
Language: English
Published: 09/22/2016
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.24d