Non-Fiction / Agriculture, Conservation, Countryside. / The British Beekeeper's Guide Book by T. W. Cowan T. W. Cowan Madgewick, Houlston and company  1913,  twenty- first  edition of the first 1881 publication: blue cloth hardcover, lettered and decorated in gilt : approximately 4.25 x 6.5 inches tall: 225 pages including index, plus advertisements: black and white photographic illustrations and inset diagrams by the author: black and gilt photograph  from nature entitled ' foul brood '.  Synopsis: A comprehensive apiary guide entitled the British Bee-keepers Guide Book to the Management of Bees in Movable-comb Hives, and the Use of Modern Bee- Appliances.  Contents  as follows: -- Preface to the First Edition.  Preface to The 21st Edition.  Introduction. Chapters entitled: -- Natural history of bees.  Brood-rearing.  Natural swarming.  After swarms, or casts.  Prevention of swarming.  Hiving bees.  Hives.  The claustral hive.  Surplus comb- honey.  Storifying for surplus.  Comb- foundation.  The honey- extractor.  Wax extracting.  Surplus extracted honey.  Marketing honey.  Artificial swarming.  Nucleus swarming.  Subduing and handling bees.  Uniting.  Feeders and feeding.  Moving bees.  Loss of Queens.  Queen rearing.  Nucleus hives Introducing queens.  Italian bees.  Cyprian and Syrian bees .  Carniolan bees.  Starting an apiary.  Building up stocks.  Utilising driven bees her.  Arrangement of an apiary.  Robbing.  Enemies of bees.  Diseases.  Wintering.  Cleaning hives.  Recipes.  General management.  Index.  Condition: some discoloration and wear  to cover: binding frail: front endpaper hinge reinforced: some internal hinge separation: small tear to upper margin of preface: ink underlinings to some pages: overall acceptable and collectable used books
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Non-Fiction / Agriculture, Conservation, Countryside. / The British Beekeeper's Guide Book by T. W. Cowan

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  • Book Title: The British Beekeeper's Guide Book
  • Author: T. W. Cowan
  • ISBN: MW00134213
  • Publisher: Madgwick Houlston
  • Year Published: 1913
  • Status: Sold - We are currently out of stock for this title

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