The practical bee guide; a manual of modern beekeeping

282 Pages·2009·8.02 MB·English

HE
FRACriGAL
J.G.DIGGES
ALBERT MANN
R.
LIBRARY
New York State Colleges
OF
Agriculture and Home Economics
AT
Cornell University
EVERETT FRANKLIN PHILLIPS
BEEKEEPING LIBRARY
Cornell University
Library
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tine Cornell University Library.
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the United States on the use of the text.
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SPECIMEN EXTRACTS FROM REVIEWS, Etc,
THE PRESS.
"' A manual w^ioh will most assuredly be of great valae." Pall Mall
Gazette.
"Tractical to the core, really fasoinatittj? reading", in each part the
iridenre of a master hand is apparent." Gardener.
"Newspapers of all aliades are loud in its praise, whioh is well deserved,
aa the work has been well done. It bids fair to become the standard work
on bees in Ireland.'* Aberdeen Journal.
"This is one of tfhe many really good thinffa that come to us from the
Emerald Isle, and is, we believe, the best practical giiide to beekeeping: that
has been published either in Bng:land or Ireland." Hereford Times.
"Essentially practical, luoid in style, often eloquent in diction, as a
popular work on a fascinating: branch of natural history, it will hold the
pittnntion of any intelligent reader." Weltinoton Svening Post. New Zealand.
" The structure of the bees, both external and internal, ia described
accurately, and in aufloient detail, while the story of their lives and labours
is told vividly and poetically. We heartily oongrratulate the author."—Iruft
Naturalist.
" The most practical and oomprehensive book on bees that has been
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of nature." Weekly Freeman.
" Probably the best practical giiide to the subject that ha^ been published.
Notliing of the kind which has been published of late approaohea the book
in thoroug:hness. It is full of detail, and yet it is so well arranged that the
beginner as well as the expert will read it with profit." Saturday Review.
"From the first to the last page it is packed with such information as
the apiculturist particularly needs. One can read, learn, and enjoy.
lifr. Digges has the faculty of marshalling his fnrfi in the clearest possible
t^ay. Every point of importance in the aubject is expounded," Agricultural
Hconomist.
"The style ia simple, vigorous, and crisp, yet withal occfLsioiially soaring
up into dazzling flights of beautiful and touching eloquence. Some of the
paragraphs remind one of the stately and majestic march of Maeterlinck's
filiaasrhmoonfioCuesl,ticbwuitt—owfetennteivmeersmeientvoelivtehdersaendtuelnlceosr.uninOtcecraessitoinnagllpyarwaegragpeht."—a
Kerr// Ssntinel.
"A thoroughly trustworthy, complete, and up-to-date manual of the art of
modern beekeeping. The arrangement and get up of the volume deserve a
special word of commendation. In order to facilitate reference, beside the
caption every paragraph is numbered, so that the special point upon which
information is sought can be turned up without trouble. What will certainly
attract the non-beekeeper is the characterof theilluatrations." Irieh Timed.
"This manual will be found a perfect enoyclopsedia of knowledge in
regard to the-'bee. The author, already well known as the editor of The Irish
Dee Journal, is to be congratulated on his handling of the vast amount nt
matter at his disposal. Hebaa contrived topreserve intact all the fascination
of his subject, and, while supplyingthe most minute and detailed information,
to compile a—book to be read with interest from other than a beekeeping
standpoint." "Literar'j World.
"Since Cheshire, twenty years ago, brought out his two eipensive
volumes, 'Bees and Beekeeping,' nothing has appeared in these countries
dealing with the modern management of bees upon the same comprphensive
scale, as does this guide. The author's recognised ability as an e^i>ert in
beekeeping, his delightful treatment of the subject, and the very high-olaes
printing and binding of the volume have oomblned to produce a work which
has out-distanced all its oompetitors, and ii the most compreheBsive book
of its kind ever published in thii oountry." Freeman'a Journal*
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THE CRAFT.
Experts and Prominent Beekeepers*
"A eplendid book."—E. H. TATtoa, Welwyn, England.
"I am delighted with it."—T. Lewis. Karbuth, Waloi.
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Texas.
"Your handsome book does joxl great credit."—Tnx FsoTon or Tuinitx
roLLBQB, Vice-president. Irish Beekeepers' Aaaoolation.
"I have read it at meals—, read it at night, and read It at dawn, and
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"I would not wish u week to pass without a copy in the house."—Rbv.
A. "HIAnamtst,ribOuot.e Wmeyxfsourcdc.ess chiefly to it."—P. F, O'Bxbni, Oounty Instructor
in Beekeeping, Wexford.
"Much more interesting, instructive, and easily read than any similar
book on bfiet."—R. A. Johnston, Burton-on-Trent.
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"It wants only to be known in this ooontry to hare the rest of the
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Ohio, tJ.B.A-
"We find it invaluable Ia our difflculties."—Sisteh B. M., Harrow on
the Hill. —
"Iknownobookcanbegottoequal it." Mrs. Dames-Longworth, Glyn-
wo^d,Athlone.
"The—best and most up-to-date work oa apionltare that I have come
across." A. D. Shaw, Wolverhampton.
"My constant book of referenoe, I find that it never falls me." Rev. W.
ToTJNo, Cheshire.
"A delightful and most informing book."—Rt. Hon. Sir Horace Plunkitt,
F.R.S., K.C.V.O., D.O.L., P.O., Vice-President, Dept. of Agriculture.
"When people ask me which is the best practical bee book, I tell them,
of course, that it is your Guide."—Tbrt IUv. F. M. MAsaa, Buckfaat Abbey,
Devon.
"It has reached my ideal. I have gone through a—great number of
books on apiculture, but not one is comparable to it." Rev. J. Meghan,
0.0.",FuDlrlumokfeeirnisnt.ruction; charmingly written; in my opinion the beet book
of reference for beekeepers in the English language."—Likttt.-Gewebal
POTTIHGEH. B.A.
"It13a mostwonderfulbookt IhavereadCowanandoneor twoothers, butI
never read anything like the *^Practlcal Bee Guide."' Rev. E. T. Evans
Pembrokeshire.
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Yorkshiire. —
"Itis fullofusefulinformation everylineinteresting. Istayedupat uightto
readit. 1shauthaveto troubloyouwit—hstupid questionsagain,nowthatIhave
eveiyquestionanswered In the Guide." C. Fitzgerald. Co. Meath.
"I consider it the finest book on the subject in the English language
1 spoak of what I know, as—I believe I have, or had, almost every book on
the subject worth having." 0. N. WniTS, St. Neots.
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volume, and practical beekeeping in another. I can find nothing but praise
for it."—T, B. O'Bbten, Expert, Irish Beekeepers' Association, Author of
"Instruction in Beokeeping."
"The writer, being a man of culture, and an enthusiast in all pertaining
to beekeeping, has produced a book which combines the poetry of
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Sec Irish Beekeepers' Association.

THE
PRACTICAL BEE GUIDE
A
Manual of Modern Beekeeping