Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee: A Bee Keeper's Manual


Lu par LivelyHive

(4.4 stars; 14 reviews)

Langstroth revolutionized the beekeeping industry by using bee space in his top opened hive. In the summer of 1851 he found that, by leaving an even, approximately bee-sized space between the top of the frames holding the honeycomb and the flat coverboard lying above, he was able to quite easily remove the latter, which was normally well cemented to the frames with propolis making separation hard to achieve. Later he had the idea to use this discovery to make the frames themselves easily removable. He found that, if he left a small space (less than 1/4 inch or 6.4 mm) between the combs, or between the combs and the sides of his hives, the bees would fill it with propolis thus cementing the combs into the hive. On the other hand, when he left a larger space (more than 3/8 inch or 9.5 mm) the bees would fill it with comb which had a similar effect. (Summary from Wikipedia) (15 hr 13 min)

Chapitres

00 - Preface And Advertisement 8:04 Lu par LivelyHive
01 - Ch 1: Introduction 29:45 Lu par LivelyHive
02 - Ch 2: The Honey Bee Capable Of Being Tamed Or Domesticated To A Most Surpr… 10:29 Lu par LivelyHive
03 - Ch 3: The Queen Or Mother-Bee, The Drones, And The Workers; With Various H… 50:15 Lu par LivelyHive
04 - Ch 3: The Queen Or Mother-Bee, The Drones, And The Workers; With Various H… 1:00:24 Lu par LivelyHive
05 - Ch. 4 Comb 21:18 Lu par LivelyHive
06 - Ch. 5 Propolis, Or "Bee-Glue" 10:09 Lu par LivelyHive
07 - Ch 6. Pollen, Or Bee-Bread 12:42 Lu par LivelyHive
08 - Ch. 7 On The Advantages Which Ought To Be Found In An Improved Hive 43:33 Lu par LivelyHive
09 - Ch. 8 Protection Against Extremes Of Heat And Cold, Sudden And Severe Chan… 36:32 Lu par LivelyHive
10 - Ch. 9 Ventilation Of The Hive 32:09 Lu par LivelyHive
11 - Ch. 10 (1) Natural Swarming, And Hiving Of Swarms, part 1 35:27 Lu par LivelyHive
12 - Ch. 10 (1) Natural Swarming, And Hiving Of Swarms, part 2 36:24 Lu par LivelyHive
13 - Ch. 10 (2) Artificial Swarming, part 1 53:39 Lu par LivelyHive
14 - Ch. 10 (2) Artificial Swarming, part 2 50:40 Lu par LivelyHive
15 - Ch. 10 (2) Artificial Swarming, part 3 48:22 Lu par LivelyHive
16 - Ch. 10 (2) Artificial Swarming, part 4 12:18 Lu par LivelyHive
17 - Ch. 11 The Bee-Moth, And Other Enemies Of Bees. Diseases Of Bees, part 1 47:41 Lu par LivelyHive
18 - Ch. 11 The Bee-Moth, And Other Enemies Of Bees. Diseases Of Bees, part 2 33:13 Lu par LivelyHive
19 - Ch. 12 Loss Of The Queen 33:12 Lu par LivelyHive
20 - Ch. 13 Union Of Stocks. Transferring Bees From The Common Hive. Starting A… 43:27 Lu par LivelyHive
21 - Ch. 14 Robbing 23:11 Lu par LivelyHive
22 - Ch. 15 Directions For Feeding Bees, part 1 40:53 Lu par LivelyHive
23 - Ch. 15 Directions For Feeding Bees, part 2 25:37 Lu par LivelyHive
24 - Ch. 16 Honey. Pasturage. Overstocking 57:24 Lu par LivelyHive
25 - Ch. 17 The Anger Of Bees. Remedy For Their Sting. Bee-Dress. Instincts Of … 47:56 Lu par LivelyHive
Footnotes 9:13 Lu par LivelyHive

Critiques

Classic text, need new reader


(5 stars)

I appreciate the work it takes to read and submit an audiobook. In the case of his book -- a seminal work by one of the legends of beekeeping -- we need a more experienced reader. Pronunciation is a problem, breath control, etc.

Amazing insights and immersion in culture of the day.


(5 stars)

Very poor narration


(1 stars)

Even if a book is boring, a narrator can make it interesting. The narrator pays no regard to punctuations. person sounds like he is learning how to read. Look at the person who read "the behaviour of honeybees in pollen collecting". Even though a boring subject, it is interesting to listen to.

needs new reader


(1 stars)

please call william dufris ill pay q/4 of it. Adam Mar. bless his heart. Not ready to narrate for this title.

A must listen for aspiring thru expert beekeepers!


(5 stars)

So very much enjoyable information!