Langstroth On The Hive And The Honey Bee A Bee Keeper S Manual

'Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee: A Bee Keeper's Manual', by L. L. Langstroth, is a groundbreaking work on the study of the honey bee that will fascinate both bee enthusiasts and general readers alike. Langstroth presents a wealth of information on beekeeping, including the history of beekeeping, bee biology, hive management, and the use of movable frames for comb. This book is not only a practical guide to beekeeping but also a philosophical exploration of the relationship between man and nature. Langstroth's passion for bees is contagious, and his insights into the inner workings of the hive will inspire a greater appreciation for these fascinating creatures. This is a must-read for anyone interested in bees, nature, and sustainable living.

This influential guide by "the father of modern beekeeping," originally published in 1853, constitutes the first descriptive treatise of modern bee management. Its innovations allowed people to engage in actual beekeeping, rather than simply handling bee domiciles and extracting the honey. The techniques it explains and illustrates are still employed 150 years later--including the author's patented invention, a movable frame hive. In a reader-friendly, enthusiastic style, Langstroth addresses every aspect of beekeeping: bee physiology; diseases and enemies of bees; the life-cycles of the queen, drone, and worker; bee-hives; the handling of bees; and many other topics. Unabridged republication of the classic 1878 (fourth) edition.--Publisher description.

Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth is considered 'the father of American beekeeping.' The claim is probably too modest. His design for a beehive is used to this day around the world and is still called the -Langstroth hive.- Langstroth's innovations allowed beekeepers to manage their bees to the degree that one might even call them 'domesticated.' He found ways to collect honey without disturbing the bees. He discovered how to compel the bees to focus on making honey rather than honeycomb. He discovered how to keep the queen from laying eggs in frames which contained honey for human consumption. Since the days of Langstroth, beekeeping has come a long way--but not so long that anyone has completely done away with Langstroth's innovations. Thus, his book will contain many points where our understanding of bees and our technology in working with them has been superseded by new developments, but it still contains a mass of wisdom for modern day apiarists.If for nothing else, it is a window into the sophisticated minds of people who lived almost two hundred years ago, who managed to accomplish so much without once using a search engine! This edition is based on a careful reconstruction of Langstroth's first version of his book on keeping bees. It retains nearly all of the features of the original, including its flaws. Unless it would cause confusion to modern readers, every other aspect of this text matches Langstroth's original, 1853, edition.