The apiary; or, bees, bee-hives, and bee culture [1865]: Being a familiar account of the habits of bees, and the most improved methods of management, with full directions, adapted for the cottager, farmer, or scientific apiarianNeighbor, Alfred
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The apiary; or, bees, bee-hives, and bee culture [1865]: Being a familiar account of the habits of bees, and the most improved methods of management, with full directions, adapted for the cottager, farmer, or scientific apiarian
Wasps, how to prevent the increase of 106, 107
Season 1864 productive of 107
Water essential 94
Mismanagement of, during voyage 101
Weighing hives, importance of 88
Salter's spring balance best 88
How to judge of quantity without 88
Windows, objections to 38
Wildman 102
Marvellous feats of 103
Secret of success 103
Worker bee:--
Description of 8
Sex of 8
Number in hive 8
Young ones, employment of 8
NEIGHBOUR'S
IMPROVED BEE-HIVES,
FOR
TAKING HONEY WITHOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BEES.
[Illustration]
DRAWINGS AND DETAILED LISTS FORWARDED ON RECEIPT OF TWO POSTAGE STAMPS.
1. Nutt's Collateral Bee-Hive 6 15 0
Stand for ditto, 16s.
2. Neighbour's Improved Single-box Hive 3 3 0
Stand for ditto, 10s. 6d.
3. Taylor's Shallow-box or Eight-bar Hive, complete with cover 3 10 0
Stand for ditto, 10s. 6d.
4. Taylor's Amateur Bar Hive 3 5 0
Stand for ditto, 10s. 6d.
5. Neighbour's Improved Cottage Hive 1 15 0
Stand for ditto, 10s. 6d.
6. An Improved Cottage Hive 1 8 0
7. The Ladies' Observatory or Crystal Hive. Price complete 2 5 0
8. The Cottager's Hive 0 10 6
9 & 10. Bee Feeders each 5/. and 0 4 0
11 & 12. Fumigators each 2/. and 0 2 6
13. Honey Cutters per pair 0 5 0
14. Taylor's Improved Cottage Hive 1 1 0
With Stand, £1. 10s.
15. Fountain Bee Feeder 0 6 0
18. Taylor's Eight-bar Straw Hive, complete 2 12 0
Stock Hive only, 15s.
19. Huber's Book or Leaf Hive 2 5 0
20. Taylor's Unicomb Observatory Hive 3 3 0
24. Taylor's Glasses 7/. 0 4 6
Payne's ditto 0 3 0
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