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Langstroth on the Hive
and the Honey-Bee: A Bee Keeper's
Manual by L. L. Langstroth (1810–1895)
 Around
1851, Philadelphia clergyman
and beekeeper Lorenzo Langstroth
revolutionized the practice
of beekeeping by devising a
hive built with removable frames.
Known as the “father of modern
apiculture,” Langstroth designed
the hive around the concept
of “bee space;” that is, the
space that is left open inside
the hive that allows the bees
to move around and between the
combs. By experimentation, he
learned that the proper bee
space was 5/16 of an inch. Any
space inside the hive smaller
than 5/16 of an inch is plugged
by the bees with a sticky substance
called propolis. A larger space
is filled with honeycomb. Therefore,
the frames in his new hive were
spaced 5/16 of an inch on all
sides, allowing him to remove
and inspect the frames freely
without damaging the hive. Beehives
today are still based on his
design.
Other inventions followed the
“Langstroth hive,” including
wax comb foundation, the honey
extractor for harvesting, the
bee smoker and protective clothing.
A strain of bees developed in
Italy were imported in the 1860s
and, because of its gentle nature
and resistance to diseases,
is still the predominant race
of honeybee in the country.
These developments set the stage
for both the rise of both widespread
hobby beekeeping, as well as,
today’s large commercial apiaries,
some operating as many as 30,000
bee colonies.
This audio recording is provided
by the
Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3)
non-profit that was founded
to build an Internet library,
and
LibriVox, a non-commercial,
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to make all books in the public
domain available, for free,
in audio
 format.
Text for this audio recording
has been provided by
Project Gutenberg.
The
20th edition of Rev. Langstroth's
book may be read online at the
Internet Archive.
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Title: Langstroth on
the Hive and the Honey-Bee -
A Bee Keeper's Manual
Author: Rev. L. L. Langstroth
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- Preface
And Advertisement
– 00:08:04
[mp3
- 7.7MB]
- Ch 1: Introduction
– 00:29:45
[mp3
- 28.5MB]
- Ch 2: The
Honey Bee Capable
Of Being Tamed Or
Domesticated To
A Most Surprising
Degree – 00:10:29
[mp3
- 10.0MB]
- Ch 3: The
Queen Or Mother-Bee,
The Drones, And
The Workers; With
Various Highly Important
Facts In Their Natural
History, part 1
– 00:50:15
[mp3
- 48.2MB]
- Ch 3: The
Queen Or Mother-Bee,
The Drones, And
The Workers; With
Various Highly Important
Facts In Their Natural
History, part 2
– 01:00:24
[mp3
- 57.9MB]
- Ch. 4 Comb
– 00:21:18
[mp3
- 20.4MB]
- Ch. 5 Propolis,
Or Bee-Glue
– 00:10:09
[mp3
- 9.7MB]
- Ch 6. Pollen,
Or Bee-Bread
– 00:12:42
[mp3
- 12.2MB]
- Ch. 7 On
The Advantages Which
Ought To Be Found
In An Improved Hive
– 00:43:33
[mp3
- 41.8MB]
- Ch. 8 Protection
Against Extremes
Of Heat And Cold,
Sudden And Severe
Changes Of Temperature,
And Dampness In
The Hives –
00:36:32
[mp3
- 35.0MB]
- Ch. 9 Ventilation
Of The Hive
– 00:32:09
[mp3
- 30.8MB]
- Ch. 10 (1)
Natural Swarming,
And Hiving Of Swarms,
part 1 – 00:35:27
[mp3
- 34.0MB]
- Ch. 10 (1)
Natural Swarming,
And Hiving Of Swarms,
part 2 – 00:36:24
[mp3
- 34.9MB]
- Ch. 10 (2)
Artificial Swarming,
part 1 – 00:53:39
[mp3
- 51.5MB]
- Ch. 10 (2)
Artificial Swarming,
part 2 – 00:50:40
[mp3
- 48.6MB]
- Ch. 10 (2)
Artificial Swarming,
part 3 – 00:48:22
[mp3
- 46.4MB]
- Ch. 10 (2)
Artificial Swarming,
part 4 – 00:12:18
[mp3
- 11.8MB]
- Ch. 11 The
Bee-Moth, And Other
Enemies Of Bees.
Diseases Of Bees,
part 1 – 00:47:41
[mp3
- 45.7MB]
- Ch. 11 The
Bee-Moth, And Other
Enemies Of Bees.
Diseases Of Bees,
part 2 – 00:33:13
[mp3
- 31.8MB]
- Ch. 12 Loss
Of The Queen
– 00:33:12
[mp3
- 31.8MB]
- Ch. 13 Union
Of Stocks. Transferring
Bees From The Common
Hive. Starting An
Apiary – 00:43:27
[mp3
- 41.7MB]
- Ch. 14 Robbing
– 00:23:11
[mp3
- 22.2MB]
- Ch. 15 Directions
For Feeding Bees,
part 1 – 00:40:53
[mp3
- 39.2MB]
- Ch. 15 Directions
For Feeding Bees,
part 2 – 00:25:37
[mp3
- 24.5MB]
- Ch. 16 Honey.
Pasturage. Overstocking
– 00:57:24
[mp3
- 55.1MB]
- Ch. 17 The
Anger Of Bees. Remedy
For Their Sting.
Bee-Dress. Instincts
Of Bees – 00:47:56
[mp3
- 46.0MB]
- Footnotes
– 00:09:13
[mp3
- 8.8MB]
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