How to Keep Bees Or; Bee Keeping in Rhode Island

How to Keep Bees is a detailed and accessible guide to bee-keeping and apiary management with information on starting out constructing an apiary acquiring bees and much more. Written in simple plain language and profusely illustrated this comprehensive handbook constitutes a must-have for modern readers with practical interest in the subject. Contents include: Introduction Pasturage Location of the Hives Hives Frames Supers Etc. Honey Boards Bee Escapes Drone and Queen Trap Smoker Foundation Fasteners Honey Extractor Hove Tools Comb Foundation Clothing Uniformity of Appliances Making a Start etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on Bee-keeping.