Garden & Homestead
Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained
Moses Quinby · narrated by LibriVox volunteers
10h 56m$1.99
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America's first great beekeeper kept no secrets. Moses Quinby, the pioneering apiarist of New York State, wrote this landmark 1853 guide to share plainly what others sold as mystery: how a colony truly works, managing swarms, wintering hives, harvesting honey without harming the bees. His voice is practical, patient, and refreshingly honest about failure and experiment. Beekeepers still honor his name; curious listeners will find the hive opened wide. Step past the smoke and learn the workings of the kingdom of bees.
Inside this audiobook
51 chapters
- 1Preface12m
- 2Chapter 1 Brief History10m
- 3Chapter 2 Hives, Part 110m
- 4Chapter 2 Hives, Part 210m
- 5Chapter 2 Hives, Part 315m
- 6Chapter 2 Hives, Part 414m
- 7Chapter 2 Hives, Part 514m
- 8Chapter 2 Hives, Part 617m
- 9Chapter 3 Breeding, Part 112m
- 10Chapter 3 Breeding, Part 214m
- 11Chapter 3 Breeding, Part 315m
- 12Chapter 4 Bee Pasturage, Part 117m
- 13Chapter 4 Bee Pasturage, Part 210m
- 14Chapter 4 Bee Pasturage, Part 313m
- 15Chapter 4 Bee Pasturage, Part 429m
- 16Chapter 5 Wax22m
- 17Chapter 6 Propolis7m
- 18Chapter 7 The Apiary14m
- 19Chapter 8 Robberies, Part 19m
- 20Chapter 8 Robberies, Part 27m
- 21Chapter 9 Feeding Bees15m
- 22Chapter 10 Destruction of Worms12m
- 23Chapter 11 Putting On and Taking Off Boxes15m
- 24Chapter 12 Securing Honey from the Moth9m
- 25Chapter 13 Swarming, Part 118m
- 26Chapter 13 Swarming, Part 211m
- 27Chapter 13 Swarming, Part 315m
- 28Chapter 13 Swarming, Part 414m
- 29Chapter 13 Swarming, Part 517m
- 30Chapter 13 Swarming, Part 617m
- 31Chapter 14 Loss of Queens29m
- 32Chapter 15 Artificial Swarms21m
- 33Chapter 16 Pruning7m
- 34Chapter 17 Diseased Brood part 17m
- 35Chapter 17 Diseased Brood, Part 210m
- 36Chapter 18 Irritability of Bees15m
- 37Chapter 19 Enemies of Bees, Part 111m
- 38Chapter 19 Enemies of Bees part213m
- 39Chapter 19 Enemies of Bees, Part 310m
- 40Chapter 20 Melting Down of Combs6m
- 41Chapter 21 Fall Management, Part 18m
- 42Chapter 21 Fall Management, Part 215m
- 43Chapter 21 Fall Management, Part 39m
- 44Chapter 22 Wintering Bees, Part 111m
- 45Chapter 22 Wintering Bees, Part 210m
- 46Chapter 22 Wintering Bees, Part 39m
- 47Chapter 22 Wintering Bees, Part 412m
- 48Chapter 23 Sagacity of Bees11m
- 49Chapter 24 Straining Honey and Wax7m
- 50Chapter 25 Purchasing Stocks and Transporting Bees, Part 111m
- 51Chapter 25 Purchasing Stocks and Transporting Bees, Part 213m
