. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bee culture; Honey. 10 Beekeeping keepers, and bee-houses may still be seen in parts of the country. The accompanying illustration (Fig. 10) is drawn from a photograph by Geo. S. Demuth of fethe bee-house in Eggleston's "Hoosier School Boy," still standing near Madi- son, Indiana. For a time the author was obliged to use such a house, far less elaborate however than those often built by the bee-enthusiasts of Europe. The house-apiary is cozy and for certain manipulations, such as queen-rearing, is
. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bee culture; Honey. 10 Beekeeping keepers, and bee-houses may still be seen in parts of the country. The accompanying illustration (Fig. 10) is drawn from a photograph by Geo. S. Demuth of fethe bee-house in Eggleston's "Hoosier School Boy," still standing near Madi- son, Indiana. For a time the author was obliged to use such a house, far less elaborate however than those often built by the bee-enthusiasts of Europe. The house-apiary is cozy and for certain manipulations, such as queen-rearing, is convenient, but the extensive Amer- ican beekeeper would find it impos- sible to produce his large crops in such quarters. The house-apiary, as usually constructed, like the hive open- ing at the back, limits the expansion of the hive and is therefore disadvan- tageous. The other type of hive, opening at the top, has been ex- tensively adopted in Europe, as exemplified by the hive (Fig. 11) of England, the hive (Figs. 12 and 13) of Ireland and the modified Dadant hive so much used on the con- tinent of Europe. It will be seen from the illustrations that these hives are less simple than those used in Amer- ica. The chief objection, as viewed from American conditions, is a lack of room for expansion, although the complexity of these hives would seriously interfere with the work of an extensive American beekeeper when in the middle of a heavy honey-flow. The type of hive which we may. hive of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951. New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co. , ltd.
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