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The Beekeeping book collection of 50 publications is an archive of historic books relating to the art and science of beekeeping (apiary) in the 1800's and early 1900s. This fascinating collection includes 41 fascinating books covering all aspects of beekeeping, honey plants, maintaining hives, beekeeping as a business and much more. The remaining nine items in this collection are nine annual collections of The American Apiculturist from the late 1800's. These journals provide a fascinating mix of stories of interest to the professional and amateur apiarist.

All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.

1. Bee-keeping (1864) - Cumming, John - 266 pages
2. Texas beekeeping (1912) - Scholl, Louis H - 151 pages
3. Practical beekeeping (1907) - Benton, Ralph - 92 pages
4. Constructive beekeeping (1918) - Clark, Ed. H - 51 pages
5. Dadant system of beekeeping (1920) - Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre) - 140 pages
6. First lessons in beekeeping (1918) - Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre) - 187 pages
7. Pleasurable bee-keeping (1895) - White, Charles Nettleship - 199 pages
8. Bee-keeping for profit (1914) - Morley, W. S. - 155 pages
9. Beekeeping in Tennessee (1913) - Bentley, Gordon Mansir - 68 pages
10. Bee-keeping for beginners (1898) - Brown, J. P. H. - 130 pages
11. Elements of beekeeping (1919) - Niswonger, H. R - 28 pages
12. Mysteries of beekeeping explained (1918) - Quinby, Moses - 421 pages
13. Quinby's new bee-keeping. The mysteries of bee-keeping explained (1919) - Quinby, Moses - 282 pages
14. A manual of bee-keeping (1875) - Hunter, John - 249 pages
15. Bee-keeping in war-time (1918) - 40 pages
16. Modern Bee-keeping: A Handbook for Cottagers (1903) - 120 pages
17. Some of the essentials of beekeeping (1912) - Gates, Burton Noble - 24 pages
18. Practical advice to beginners in bee-keeping (1916) - Tinsley, Joseph - 51 pages
19. A thousand answers to beekeeping questions (1917) - Miller, C. C. (Charles C.); Dadant, M. G. (Maurice George) - 290 pages
20. Bee-keeping by twentieth century methods .. (1911) - Hand, J. E. - 70 pages
21. Guide to bee-keeping in British Columbia (1911) - Todd, F. Dundas (Frederick Dundas) - 64 pages
22. Bee-keeping, by 'The Times' bee-master [J. Cumming]. (1864) - John Cumming - 268 pages
23. Every Step in Beekeeping: A Book for Amateur and Professional (1921) - Benjamin Wallace Douglass - 231 pages
24. Beekeeping for the fruit-grower and small rancher, or amateur (1917) - Coleman, George Albert - 12 pages
25. The practical bee guide; a manual of modern beekeeping (1921) - Digges, Joseph Robert Garven - 281 pages
26. A bird's-eye view of bee-keeping (1886) - Clarke, William F - 70 pages
27. Profitable bee-keeping for small-holders and others (1917) - Geary, Henry - 143 pages
28. Bee-keeping for sedentary folk, or for professional people .. (1908) - Potter, T. Chalmers - 30 pages
29. Bee-keeping simplified for the cottager and smallholder (1922) - Herrod-Hempsall, William - 67 pages
30. Rational bee-keeping and the prevention of Acarine disease (1922) - Sturges, Arthur Manning - 24 pages
31. The hive bee; a manual of beekeeping for Hawaii (1918) - Smith, E. C. - 43 pages
32. A manual of rational bee-keeping (1879) - C de Ribeaucourt - 164 pages
33. Bees and Bee-keeping: A Plain, Practical Work; Resulting from Years of Experience and Close ... (1860) - W. C. Harbison - 300 pages
34. Dzierzon's rational bee-keeping; or The theory and practice of dr. Dzierzon ... (1882) - Jan Dzierzon - 385 pages
35. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey (1915) - Phillips, Everett Franklin - 520 pages
36. Productive bee-keeping : modern methods of production and marketing of honey (1916) - Pellett, Frank C. (Frank Chapman) - 334 pages
37. Biggle bee book; a swarm of facts on practical bee-keeping, carefully hived (1909) - Biggle, Jacob - 145 pages
38. The book of bee-keeping : a practical and complete manual on the proper management of bees ... (1901) - Webster, W. B - 133 pages
39. Beekeeping in the South; a handbook on seasons, methods and honey flora of the fifteen southern states (1920) - Hawkins, K. (Kennith) - 136 pages
40. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. .. (1910) - Root, A. I. (Amos Ives); Root, E. R. (Ernest Rob) - 598 pages
41. American honey plants; together with those which are of special value to the beekeeper as sources of pollen (1920) - Pellett, Frank Chapman - 312 pages
42. The American apiculturist: a journal devoted to scientific and practical beekeeping Volume 1 (1883) - 210 pages
43. The American apiculturist: a journal devoted to scientific and practical beekeeping Volume 2 (1884) - 306 pages
44. The American apiculturist: a journal devoted to scientific and practical beekeeping Volume 3 (1885) - 312 pages
45. The American apiculturist: a journal devoted to scientific and practical beekeeping Volume 4 (1886) - 318 pages
46. The American apiculturist: a journal devoted to scientific and practical beekeeping Volume 5 (1887) - 360 pages
47. The American apiculturist: a journal devoted to scientific and practical beekeeping Volume 6 (1888) - 244 pages
48. The American apiculturist: a journal devoted to scientific and practical beekeeping Volume 8 (1890) - 212 pages
49. The American apiculturist: a journal devoted to scientific and practical beekeeping Volume 9 (1891) - 194 pages
50. The American apiculturist: a journal devoted to scientific and practical beekeeping Volume 10 (1892) - 212 pages

Here are some images from some of the books:

This CD runs on all Windows and Macintosh computers. You must have a web browser and Adobe Acrobat Reader - (available for free download if you do not have it installed on your computer.) The book index is organized in an HTML menu that is compatible with all browsers and the books themselves are in PDF format to allow them to be universally accessed. Many books on this CD are searchable and printable.