A Hive of Bees

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Doubleday, 1958 - Bee culture - 180 pages
British scientist describes the life of the honey bee and tells of his experiences as a bee culturist.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION
9
THE CONVERSION OF A BEE HATER I
11
STINGS AND HONEY
13
Copyright

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A Hive of Bees
John Crompton
Snippet view - 1987
A Hive of Bees
John Crompton
Snippet view - 1958

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Bibliographic information

TitleA Hive of Bees
AuthorJohn Crompton
PublisherDoubleday, 1958
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedAug 4, 2009
Length180 pages
  
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