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200 14$aThe quest for the perfect hive$b[electronic resource] $ea history of innovation in bee culture /$fGene Kritsky
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215   $a1 online resource (211 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-19-538544-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aContents; 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 Innovation
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330   $aBeekeeping 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 contain
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