The Lore of the Honey-Bee
Tickner Edwardes
Read by Steve C
The sun shines — you know it has always shone, changeless as Time itself. With such a faith — unfounded and therefore incontestable — I came under the glow of one brave June morning, threading field after field of blossoming clover until I stood at the gate of the bee-garden over against the hill.
I raised the latch of the gate. Its sharp click drew to its full lean height a figure at the end of the garden, which was bending down in the midst of a wilderness of hives. The man came towards me coatless, his rolled-up shirt-sleeves baring wiry brown arms to the hot June sun.
The bee-master had keen grey eyes, set deep in a sun-blackened, honest face, and the ever-ready tongue of him was that of the beeman all the world over. He was ripe and willing to talk of his work, explaining what he was, and what he had done, as we slowly wandered through his domain. (From The Lore of the Honey-Bee)
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The Lore of the Honey-Bee is an enlightening study written by a master beekeeper, the Reverend Tickner Edwardes, that covers the story of the honey bee from the earliest times through to the first decade of the twentieth century.
Starting with the mythology of the honey bee, the author leads us along historic paths to a more modern understanding of this fascinating and undervalued creature and gives an insightful and sympathetic perspective of beekeeping, based on the wisdom gained through the many years of mastering his craft. (Summary by Steve C) (9 hr 51 min)
Chapters
Introduction - The Oldest Craft Under The Sun | 28:06 | Read by Steve C |
The Ancients and the Honey-Bee | 34:06 | Read by Steve C |
The Isle Of Honey | 18:59 | Read by Steve C |
Bee-Masters In The Middle Ages | 43:46 | Read by Steve C |
At The City Gates | 35:23 | Read by Steve C |
The Commonwealth Of The Hive | 35:14 | Read by Steve C |
Early Work In The Bee-City | 18:56 | Read by Steve C |
The Genesis Of The Queen | 47:19 | Read by Steve C |
The Bride-Widow | 19:15 | Read by Steve C |
The Sovereign Worker-Bee | 39:25 | Read by Steve C |
A Romance Of Anatomy | 57:16 | Read by Steve C |
The Mystery Of The Swarm | 42:28 | Read by Steve C |
The Comb-Builders | 50:40 | Read by Steve C |
'Where The Bee Sucks' | 29:32 | Read by Steve C |
The Drone And His Story | 30:45 | Read by Steve C |
After The Feast | 17:45 | Read by Steve C |
The Modern Bee-Farm | 20:08 | Read by Steve C |
Bee-Keeping And The Simple Life | 22:07 | Read by Steve C |
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