02896nam 2200589Ia 450 991078510490332120230725025445.00-19-979895-81-282-89721-797866128972140-19-974238-3(CKB)2670000000054342(EBL)602485(OCoLC)681348977(SSID)ssj0000426555(PQKBManifestationID)12189701(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426555(PQKBWorkID)10389120(PQKB)10374411(Au-PeEL)EBL602485(CaPaEBR)ebr10428913(CaONFJC)MIL289721(MiAaPQ)EBC602485(EXLCZ)99267000000005434220090608d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe quest for the perfect hive[electronic resource] a history of innovation in bee culture /Gene KritskyNew York Oxford University Press20101 online resource (211 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-538544-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Honey Bees and the Origin of Beekeeping; CHAPTER 2 The Forest Beekeepers; CHAPTER 3 Skeps; CHAPTER 4 Bee Niches; CHAPTER 5 Early Box Hives; CHAPTER 6 Beekeeping Comes to America; CHAPTER 7 Glass Jar Beekeeping; CHAPTER 8 The Crystal Palace Exhibition: A Beekeeping Showcase; CHAPTER 9 Bars, Frames, and the Bee Space; CHAPTER 10 Resistance to Change; CHAPTER 11 Alfred Neighbour: British Beekeeping Ambassador; CHAPTER 12 Transition; CHAPTER 13 Bee Houses; CHAPTER 14 Bee Calendars; CHAPTER 15 Beekeeper's Paraphernalia; CHAPTER 16 The End of InnovationBibliographyIndexBeekeeping is a sixteen-billion-dollar-a-year business. But the invaluable honey bee now faces severe threats from diseases, mites, pesticides, and overwork, not to mention the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder, which causes seemingly healthy bees to abandon their hives en masse, never to return. In The Quest for the Perfect Hive, entomologist Gene Kritsky offers a concise, beautifully illustrated history of beekeeping, tracing the evolution of hive design from ancient Egypt to the present. Not simply a descriptive account, the book suggests that beekeeping's long history may in fact containBee cultureHistoryBeehivesHistoryBee cultureHistory.BeehivesHistory.638/.1Kritsky Gene1474606MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785104903321The quest for the perfect hive3688381UNINA