- Paperback: 186 pages
- Publisher: Martino Fine Books (September 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1891396226
- ISBN-13: 978-1891396229
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
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2010 Reprint of original 1934 edition. The Dadant family, originally from France, is one the first families of beekeeping in America. Charles Dadant (1817-1902) is considered one of the founding fathers of modern beekeeping. He was always seeking a better way to keep bees. Just as he had begun with the old European "eke", he quickly abandoned that kind of beekeeping for the modern Langstroth hive concept. Bee hives have often been designed and built without regard for the needs and habits of the honey bee colony. Probably the best design for a colony was the large hive developed by Charles Dadant. It provided a large, deep brood chamber with plenty of room in which the queen could lay, and shallower supers for honey storage. However, the price and promotion of smaller hives offered for sale during the period from about 1885 to 1900 made them more popular. Charles son, Camille Pierre Dadant, authored First Lessons in Beekeeping, a standard and still important work on this subject. Dadant's book and its succeeding editions have been America's first stop for beginning beekeepers for over 90 years. Lavishing illustrated with photographs.
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TO anyone with an inclination toward nature study and the outdoors, beekeeping offers an occupation both fascinating and profitable. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
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A "must read" for beginner beekeepers, Feb 21 2001
By Susan Elliott - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: First Lessons in Beekeeping (Paperback)
Not too sexy, but has all the right stuff. This book is a timeless guide to modern-day beekeeping. The pictures are a little dated, and black-white, but the information is sound and professionally written. This book left me feeling well educated and confident. And at this price, it's a deal!
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All you need to know., Jun 24 2005
By Michael Valdivielso - Published on Amazon.com
From what kind of hives, how to care for the bees, how to select them, gather the honey and winter them - this book has everything you will ever need to know. I happen to have the 8th edition, 1930, and is as detailed as the newer editions.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A practical book, Oct 5 2009
By Robert McRobert - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: First Lessons in Beekeeping (Paperback)
From a beginners standpoint this is an excellent book. This book is packed full of information and an excellent reference. This title gives you the principles you have to know to start seriously thinking about beekeeping.Besides this book I'll recomend you this one:
The Complete Book Of Beekeeping
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