Project Gutenberg 2010-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 82 Dirks, J. Handboek voor Bijenhouders Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg "Handboek voor Bijenhouders" by J. Dirks is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work serves as a comprehensive guide on beekeeping, covering the natural history of bees and their cultivation according to Dzierzon's method. It aims to enlighten readers on the intricacies of apiculture and aims to dispel myths surrounding this practice. The opening of the book introduces the author's personal journey into beekeeping, revealing his initial challenges with a lack of guidance and the superstitions prevalent among local beekeepers. Dirks expresses his frustration with the insufficient advice he received and his determination to seek knowledge through firsthand experience and reliable sources. He recounts his efforts to gain insights from successful beekeepers, particularly in Germany, and highlights the advancements made in beekeeping practices facilitated by Dzierzon's innovations, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of the natural history and management of bees throughout the rest of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Bee culture SF Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 694186 694169 2024-09-14T12:47:41.946701 2023-09-15T07:39:46.121121 text/html text/html 685749 2011-02-04T12:37:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii 844304 2011-02-04T12:37:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 792506 2024-09-14T12:47:55.175080 application/epub+zip 805780 2024-09-14T12:47:45.904673 application/epub+zip 298925 2024-09-14T12:47:43.474679 application/epub+zip 1434875 2024-09-14T12:48:01.580071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1368210 2024-09-14T12:47:53.111104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472520 2022-09-16T03:58:56.926724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591605 591484 2024-09-14T12:47:40.276702 2023-09-15T07:39:44.603119 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 591103 2011-02-04T12:37:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 200199 2011-02-04T12:37:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17536 2024-09-14T12:48:01.735046 application/rdf+xml 14514 2024-09-14T12:47:43.898637 image/jpeg 4009 2024-09-14T12:47:43.676653 image/jpeg 899444 2024-09-14T12:47:42.071674 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog