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The text combines a natural-history account of the honey bee — classification, anatomy, life stages, castes, and swarming — with hands-on instruction for managing colonies and harvesting products such as honey, wax, pollen, and propolis. It covers site selection, hive and frame construction (including movable-frame designs), equipment, seasonal care, and methods for producing comb and extracted honey. Heavily illustrated and indexed, the work blends scientific explanation with tested, economical techniques and step-by-step guidance intended for students, amateurs, and practical apiarists seeking a concise, usable manual.

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Title: Manual of the apiary

Author: Albert John Cook

Release date: May 23, 2022 [eBook #68157]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Thomas G. Newman & Sons, 1879

Credits: Tom Cosmas compiled from materials made available at The Internet Archive.

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MANUAL
OF
THE APIARY,

BY

A. J. COOK,
Professor of Entomology
IN THE
MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

FOURTH EDITION,
REVISED, ENLARGED, MOSTLY RE-WRITTEN AND
BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED.


SIXTH THOUSAND.


CHICAGO, ILLS.:
THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON
1879.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1878, by
THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

TO THE
REVEREND L. L. LANGSTROTH,
THE
INVENTOR OF THE MOVABLE FRAME HIVE,
THE
HUBER OF AMERICA, AND THE GREATEST MASTER OF
PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE, AS RELATING TO
APICULTURE, IN THE WORLD; THIS MANUAL
IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED
BY
THE AUTHOR.