The Cottagers' Bee Book: Containing Remarks On The Conservative Bee Keeper, Twelve Months' Instructions On Bee Keeping (1839) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781166156121)

The Cottagers������� Bee Book is a comprehensive guide to beekeeping written by Richard Smith and originally published in 1839. The book contains detailed instructions for beekeeping over the course of a year, including information on how to construct hives, manage swarms, and collect honey. It also includes advice on how to maintain healthy bee colonies, prevent disease, and protect bees from predators. The book is written specifically for ""cottage"" beekeepers, or those who keep bees as a hobby or for small-scale production. Smith emphasizes the importance of conserving bees and their habitats, and provides tips for sustainable and humane beekeeping practices. The Cottagers������� Bee Book is an important historical resource for beekeepers and historians alike, offering a glimpse into the early years of modern beekeeping and the evolving relationship between humans and bees.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Richard Smith
ISBN-10: 1166156125
ISBN-13: 9781166156121
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d