Project Gutenberg 2015-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 64 Phillips, Everett Franklin 1878 1951 Phillips, E. F. (Everett Franklin) Bees United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Farmers' Bulletin No. 447 Produced by Tom Cosmas. Produced from materials obtained at The Internet Archive (https://www.archive.org). "Bees" by Everett Franklin Phillips is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work serves as a comprehensive guide to beekeeping, providing detailed information about the practice, management strategies, and the biology of bees, thus catering to both amateur enthusiasts and professionals alike. It likely addresses practical aspects of maintaining bee colonies effectively to maximize honey and wax production while also highlighting issues related to bee behavior, equipment, and industry standards. The opening of the book presents an introductory overview of beekeeping, emphasizing its dual role as both a leisure activity and a potential source of profit. Phillips discusses the significance of starting with a small number of hives to gain experience while gradually expanding operations as one becomes more adept. The text further outlines essential considerations such as selecting the right location for apiaries, the importance of using hives with movable frames, and the necessity of understanding bee behavior to ensure successful beekeeping. By addressing these fundamental topics, the beginning of "Bees" sets the stage for a more in-depth exploration of bee culture, management techniques, and best practices that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bees Bee culture Hymenoptera SF Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 168277 168304 2024-09-20T09:29:00.629946 2023-09-21T06:14:47.659714 text/html text/html 163340 2015-03-21T15:15:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 556944 2015-03-21T15:16:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 517738 2024-09-20T09:29:05.418940 application/epub+zip 519525 2024-09-20T09:29:01.770943 application/epub+zip 92490 2024-09-20T09:29:00.992930 application/epub+zip 761881 2024-09-20T09:29:07.987897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 744302 2024-09-20T09:29:04.634907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128972 2022-09-22T05:11:31.184862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139360 139261 2024-09-20T09:29:00.167177 2023-09-21T06:14:47.211703 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 139385 2015-03-21T15:15:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 48170 2015-03-21T15:16:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18636 2024-09-20T09:29:08.122886 application/rdf+xml 7998 2024-09-20T09:29:01.063921 image/jpeg 1753 2024-09-20T09:29:01.027941 image/jpeg 560549 2024-09-20T09:29:00.699966 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 en.wikipedia