A description of the bar-and-frame hive, invented by W. Augustus Munn, with an abstract of Wildman's Complete guide for the management of beesJohn Van Voorst, 1851 - 52 páginas |
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Página 52 - ... aut onera accipiunt venientum, aut agmine facto ignavum fucos pecus a praesepibus arcent. fervet opus, redolentque thymo fragrantia mella.
Página 29 - Thus, the nearer they come to the place of their more permanent abode, they find the productions of the earth, and the plants which afford them food, forward in proportion. In fine, about the beginning of February, after having travelled through the whole length of Egypt, gathering all the rich produce of the delightful banks of the Nile, they arrive at the mouth of that river, towards...
Página 29 - ... for care is taken to keep an exact register of every district from whence the hives were sent in the beginning of the season, of their numbers, of the names of the persons who sent them, and likewise of the mark or number of the boat in which they were placed.
Página 42 - a swarm in May is worth a load of hay ; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon ; but a swarm in July is not worth a fly...
Página 47 - At this season, bees which are in good condition, will get into the fields early in the morning, return loaded, enter boldly, and do not come out of the hive in bad weather ; for when they do, this indicates that they are in great want of provisions.
Página 29 - ... and thus a single floating bee-house yields the proprietor a considerable income. Why a method similar to this has never been adopted in England, where we have more gentle rivers and more flowery banks than in any other part of the world, I know not ; certainly, it might be turned to advantage, and yield the possessor a secure, though, perhaps, a moderate income.
Página 47 - ... hives at the latter end of the year, when they are cheapest. The hives should be full of combs, and well stored with bees. The purchaser should examine the combs, in order to know the age of the hives. The combs of that season are white ; those of a former year are of a darkish yellow ; and when the combs are black, the hives should be rejected, because old hives are most liable to vermin and other accidents.
Página 28 - After they have remained some days at their furthest station, and are supposed to have gathered all the wax and honey they could find in the fields within two or three leagues around, their conductors convey them in the same boats two or three leagues...
Página 29 - They have on board one barge threescore or a hundred bee-hives, well defended from the inclemency of an accidental storm ; and with these, the owners suffer themselves to float gently down the river. As the bees are continually choosing their flowery pasture along the banks of the stream, they are furnished with sweets before unrifled ; and thus a single floating bee-house yields the proprietor a considerable income. Why...
Página 46 - The person who intends to erect an apiary, should purchase a proper number of hives at the latter end of the year, when they are cheapest. The hives should be full of combs, and well stored with bees. The purchaser should examine the combs, in order to know the age of the hives. The combs of that season are white, those of a...