A Year's Work in an Out-Apiary (Classic Reprint): Or an Average of 114½ Pounds of Honey Per Colony in a Poor Season, and How It Was Done - Couverture souple

G. M. Doolittle

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ISBN 10 : 1332222110 ISBN 13 : 9781332222117

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover a practical, time-tested approach to turning an out-apiary into a productive honey source. This book shares hands-on techniques for managing multiple colonies in remote yards, with a focus on steady spring buildup, careful brood management, and maximizing section honey even in challenging years. Readers get a first-person look at step-by-step setups, tools, and daily routines that help keep colonies strong and productive.

Filled with concrete, field-tested guidance, the work explains how to set up an out-apiary, handle colonies with minimal disruption, and plan for favorable honey flows. The author emphasizes sensible feeding, selective brood management, and smart use of space to prevent swarming while building storage for later harvests.

• Hands-on routines for bringing colonies from cellar to yard and keeping them calm during transfers


• Strategies to ensure each hive stays rich in stores in early spring for strong brood and rapid growth


• Techniques for late-season brood management and “shook” swarming to boost section honey


• Practical tips on equipment choices, shading, and layout to support large-yard beekeeping

Ideal for beekeepers who manage multiple yards, adapt to variable seasons, and want reliable honey production from out-apiaries.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Management of Out-Apiaries: Or an Average of 114½ Pounds of Honey Per Colony in a Poor Season, and How It Was Done

The sun rose bright and clear on the morning of April 14, 1905, the morning of my sixtieth birthday; and as Old Sol peered over the hill-top in all his golden splendor, kissing the swelling buds and cheer ing all animated nature with the intuition that spring has come, I proposed to Mr. Clark, my partner, that we go over to the out-apiary, five miles distant, and set the bees out of the cellar, the bees in the home apiary having been set out two or three days previously. The horse was soon hitched up, as the roads were too muddy and full of deep ruts for the auto, and we were at our destination before nine o'clock, with the stands all prepared for the bees.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332222110
• ISBN 13: 9781332222117
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 67
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