The Quest for the Perfect Hive : : a History of Innovation in bee Culture

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Honey bees and the origin of beekeeping -- The forest beekeepers -- Skeps -- Bee niches -- Early box hives -- Beekeeping comes to America -- Glass jar beekeeping -- The Crystal Palace Exhibition : a beekeeping showcase -- Bars, frames, and the bee space -- Resistance to change -- Alfred Neighbour : British beekeeping ambassador -- Transition -- Bee houses -- Bee calendars -- Beekeeper's paraphernalia -- The end of innovation.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: xii, 198 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780195385441
0195385446

SUBJECTS
Bee culture -- History.
Beehives -- History.