A treatise on the nature, economy, and practical management, of bees

in which the various systems of the British and foreign apiarians are examined, and the most improved methods laid down for effectually preserving the lives of the bees. Containing also an accurate description, illustrated by plates, of the hives invented by Lombard, Ducouedic, Huber, Vicat, l'abbé della Rocca, and other foreign apiarians; and of a newly invented hive for the purpose of depriving the bees of their honey, with safety and expedition: forming the most complete guide to the study and management of those valuable insects

by Robert Huish