| The Lore of the Honey Bee Contributor(s): Edwardes, Tickner (Author) |
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ISBN: 1417927569 ISBN-13: 9781417927562 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: 1908. A charming volume on the history, lore and how-tos of beekeeping. Contents: The Ancients and the Honey-Bee; The Isle of Honey; Bee-Masters in the Middle Ages; At the City Gates; The Commonwealth of the Hive; Early Work in the Bee-City; The Genesis of the Queen; The Bride-Widow; The Sovereign Worker-Bee; A Romance of Anatomy; The Mystery of the Swarm; The Comb-Builders; Where the Bee Sucks; The Drone and His Story; After the Feast; The Modern Bee-Farm; and Bee-Keeping and the Simple Life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Insects & Spiders - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Beekeeping |
| Dewey: 590 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6" W x 9" (0.71 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. 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 the original work. |