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BL
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852219
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| Main Entry
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Linton, Frank,1945-
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| Title & Author
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The observation hive handbook : : studying honey bees at home /\ Frank Linton.
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| Publication Statement
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Ithaca :: Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press,, 2017.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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1501707264
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: 1501709577
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: 9781501707261
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: 9781501709579
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1501712217
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9781501707261
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9781501712210
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Benefits of observing honey bees at home -- Preparing for and selecting an observation hive -- Installing your observation hive -- Working an observation hive -- Maintaining your observation hive -- Observation hives in public spaces -- Bee photography and your observation hive -- Things to try with your observation hive.
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| Abstract
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This book will guide you in selecting an observation hive and choosing a site for it, modifying the hive and the site as needed, installing the hive, working with the hive, and maintaining the hive. It will prepare you to take a temporary portable observation hive to a market, fair, or school. Most important, it describes and illustrates the many ways you can use your observation hive to learn more about honey bees and how to care for them.
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Bee culture-- Study and teaching.
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Beehives-- Study and teaching.
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Honeybee-- Study and teaching.
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Bee culture-- Study and teaching.
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NATURE-- Animals-- Insects Spiders.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Agriculture-- General.
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| Dewey Classification
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638/.1076
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| LC Classification
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SF531.3
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