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Successful Commercial Beekeeping, R S. Coleman
Successful Commercial Beekeeping, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE eye of the master fattens the cattle. One of the oldest farming proverbs this is as true of bee-keeping as any other branch of farming.
Careful husbandry is the basis of all successful bee-keeping; anything else is secondary.
Bee Farming : Maintaining Productive Stock, R S. Coleman
Bee Farming : Maintaining Productive Stock, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
EVERY bee hive must be a productive unit, headed by a young vigorous queen, to to make sure of the greatest possible return from capital invested in the commercial apiary.
Making Your Own Beehives, R S. Coleman
Making Your Own Beehives, R S. Coleman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE publication of this article runs counter to my own principles to some extent as I have long maintained that most beekeepers will find it cheaper in the long run to purchase factory-made hives and frames.
I realise, however, that many apiarists possess both the skill and equipment to make hive-bodies, and that some at least can occupy slack periods profitably in this manner.