The apiary; or, bees, bee-hives, and bee culture [1878] / being a familiar account of the habits of bees, and the most improved methods of management
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
From The Journal of Horticulture, February 28, 1865.
Mr. Neighbour says in his preface: We are so frequently applied to for advice oil matters connected with bees and bee-hives, that it seemed likely to prove a great advantage to our correspondents and ourselves if we could point to a 'handy book' of our own which should contain full and detailed replies sufficient to meet all ordinary inquiries. Keeping this object steadily in view, the writer describes the various hive's and apiarian apparatus manufactured by his firm, pointing out the various advantages claimed for them, and giving ample directions for their use. When we add that the author expresses his acknowledgments to Mr. Woodbury, Mr. Taylor, the illustrious Huber and Mr. Langstroth, it may readily be imagined that the information derived from such sources must in the main be correct, and that Mr. Neighbour, in addition to the strictly business portion of his work, has been enabled to impart to his readers a very considerable amount of sound instruction on most points of Apiarian management.
From The Journal of Horticulture, May 29, 1866.
Mr. Neighbour's book, the first edition of which was noticed by us in February 1865, now makes its appearance in a new guise, being reduced from demy 8vo. to crown 8vo., whilst the number of its pages is increased from 134 to 274, with but a slight increase in price. In addition to a description of the various hives and apiarian apparatus sold by the well-known firm of which the author is a member, it contains a considerable amount of generally accurate information compiled from the best authorities; Mr. Woodbury's contributions to our pages being in particular heavily drawn upon.
A new feature in this edition is a couple of steel plates illustrative of the anatomy of the bee, engraved by Mr. E. W. Robinson with his customary ability; embracing also coloured delineations of the three sexes of the Ligurian or Italian variety of honey-bee. . . .
Alfred Neighbor
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THE APIARY;
ALFRED NEIGHBOUR.
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
§ I. CLASSIFICATION.
§ II. THE QUEEN,
§ III. THE DRONE.
§ IV. THE WORKER.
§ V. THE ITALIAN OR LIGURIAN BEE.
§ VI. OTHER FOREIGN VARIETIES.
§ VII. FACULTIES AND FUNCTIONS.
§ VIII. EGGS AND TRANSFORMATIONS.
§ IX. REPRODUCTIVE ECONOMY.
§ X. RELATION OF SEX TO CELLS.
§ XI. THE RATIONALE OF SWARMING.
§ XII. INCREASE OF BEES.
§ I. PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
§ II. THE HEAD AND ORGANS OF SENSATION.
§ III. THE THORAX AND ORGANS OF MOTION.
§ IV. THE ABDOMEN AND SECRETIVE ORGANS.
§ I. COMMON COTTAGER'S HIVE.
§ II. NEIGHBOURS' CRYSTAL PALACE SKEP.
§ III. THE COTTAGER'S HIVE.
§ IV. AN IMPROVED COTTAGER'S HIVE.
§ V. NEIGHBOURS' IMPROVED COTTAGE HIVE.
§ VI. THE LADIES' OBSERVATORY HIVE.
§ VII. NUTT'S COLLATERAL HIVE.
§ VIII. HUBER'S HIVE.
§ IX. THE WOODBURY FRAME HIVE.
§ X. NEIGHBOURS' NEW FRAME HIVE.
§ XI. NEIGHBOURS' COTTAGER'S FRAME HIVE.
§ XII. THE PHILADELPHIA FRAME HIVE.
§ XIII. CHESHIRE'S FRAME HIVE.
§ XIV. ABBOTT'S NEW FRAME HIVE.
§ XV. THE STEWARTON HIVE.
§ XVI. THE LANARKSHIRE HIVE.
§ XVII. NEIGHBOURS' UNICOMB OBSERVATORY HIVE—OUTDOOR.
§ XVIII. NEIGHBOURS' UNICOMB OBSERVATORY HIVE—INDOOR.
§ I. BEE-HOUSES.
§ II. ZINC COVERS.
§ III. WOOD COVERS.
§ IV. QUILTS.
§ V. BELL GLASSES.
§ VI. BAR SUPERS.
§ VII. EKES AND NADIRS.
§ VIII. IMPRESSED WAX SHEETS.
§ IX. COMB FOUNDATIONS.
§ X. CHESHIRE'S GUIDE-MAKER.
§ XI. BAR-FRAME HOLDER.
§ XII. CHESHIRE'S TRANSFERRING BOARD.
§ XIII. HONEY-CUTTERS.
§ XIV. THE HONEY-EXTRACTOR.
§ XV. CHESHIRE'S NUCLEUS HIVE.
§ XVI. QUEEN-CAGES.
§ XVII. QUEEN AND DRONE PREVENTER.
§ XVIII. BEE-TRAPS.
§ XIX. DRONE-TRAPS.
§ XX. BEE-FEEDERS.
§ XXI. FUMIGATORS.
§ XXII. BEE DRESS OR PROTECTOR.
§ I. HIVING SWARMS.
§ II. TRANSFERRING SWARMS.
§ III. TRANSFERRING OLD STOCKS.
§ IV. DRIVING.
§ V. UNITING COLONIES.
§ VI. ARTIFICIAL SWARMING.
§ VII. QUEEN-REARING.
§ VIII. INTRODUCING NEW QUEENS.
§ IX. ITALIANISING.
§ X. GENERAL HINTS ON FRAME HIVES.
§ XI. REMOVING BEES.
§ XII. SUPPLYING NATURAL COMB.
§ XIII. APPLYING SUPERS.
§ XIV. REMOVING SUPERS.
§ XV. REMOVING FRAMES.
§ XVI. EXTRACTING HONEY.
§ XVII. MELTING COMBS DOWN.
§ XVIII. WEIGHING HIVES.
§ XIX. FEEDING.
§ XX. WINTER PRECAUTIONS.
§ I. STINGS: THEIR PREVENTION AND CURE.
§ II. POSITION OF HIVES.
§ III. PASTURAGE FOR BEES.
§ IV. HONEY.
§. V. POLLEN, OR BEE-BREAD.
§. VI. PROPOLIS, OR BEES' CEMENT.
§ VII. SECRETION OF WAX.
§ VIII. ROBBING.
§ IX. DISEASES OF BEES.
§ X. BEE ENEMIES.
§ XI. BEE-KEEPING IN LONDON.
§ XII. GENERAL REMARKS.
APPENDIX.
BEES AT THE EXHIBITION OF 1862.
CASES OF ACCLIMATISING BEES.
PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION OF 1876.
CALEDONIAN APIARIAN SOCIETY.
INDEX.
