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... of gaps has been increased ; and it is only by following out a rational system , that some few bee - masters have preserved the number of their insect colonies unimpaired . Although all the different districts of our country are not.
... of gaps has been increased ; and it is only by following out a rational system , that some few bee - masters have preserved the number of their insect colonies unimpaired . Although all the different districts of our country are not.
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... colonies . No system of apiculture can be called rational which does not allow the bee - master to develop the knowledge he possesses , and to profit by that which he has acquired , in order to keep B his colonies in good condition ...
... colonies . No system of apiculture can be called rational which does not allow the bee - master to develop the knowledge he possesses , and to profit by that which he has acquired , in order to keep B his colonies in good condition ...
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C de Ribeaucourt. his colonies in good condition , with the least possible trouble , and at the same time to increase , according to his wants , the produce of his apiary , either in honey or in swarms . If , in our little manual , we ...
C de Ribeaucourt. his colonies in good condition , with the least possible trouble , and at the same time to increase , according to his wants , the produce of his apiary , either in honey or in swarms . If , in our little manual , we ...
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... colony . * Now , it is extremely difficult , not to say impossible , to perform this operation with the old - fashioned hives . If we wish to make sure that a hive on the old principle contains a queen , or if we want to introduce a new ...
... colony . * Now , it is extremely difficult , not to say impossible , to perform this operation with the old - fashioned hives . If we wish to make sure that a hive on the old principle contains a queen , or if we want to introduce a new ...
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... colony , of which a large portion of the bees are abroad at work . * Bees can also be induced to go into an empty hive by means of " drumming , " or , to speak in plainer language , by rapping the full hive sharply with a couple of ...
... colony , of which a large portion of the bees are abroad at work . * Bees can also be induced to go into an empty hive by means of " drumming , " or , to speak in plainer language , by rapping the full hive sharply with a couple of ...
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