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The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting

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The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting

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The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting

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The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting book

ByEva Crane
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 1999
eBook Published 13 October 1999
Pub. Location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203819937
Pages 720
eBook ISBN 9780429235870
Subjects Reference & Information Science
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Crane, E. (1999). The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203819937

ABSTRACT

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|4 pages

The Structure of the Book

part |2 pages

Part I SETTING THE SCENE

chapter 2|4 pages

The Ancestry of Honey-Storing Insects

chapter 3|8 pages

Honey-Storing Insects and their World Distribution

chapter 4|6 pages

Features of Honey Bees in Relation to their Use by Man

chapter 5|8 pages

Animals other than Man in Relation to Bees

part |2 pages

Part II OPPORTUNISTIC HONEY HUNTING BY MAN

chapter 6|8 pages

Man's First Interactions with Bees and Honey

chapter 7|6 pages

Honey and Bee Hunting, with Examples in the Mediterranean Region and Middle East

chapter 8|13 pages

Honey Hunting in Africa South of the Sahara

chapter 9|9 pages

Honey Hunting in Temperate-Zone Europe

chapter 10|10 pages

Honey Hunting in Asia East of Persia

chapter 11|10 pages

Honey Hunting in the Americas and Oceania: Stingless Bees

chapter 12|8 pages

Honey and Bee Hunting in the Americas and Oceania: Introduced Honey Bees

chapter 13|6 pages

Honey Hunting: Bumble Bees, Honey-Storing Wasps and Honey Ants

part |2 pages

Part III HISTORY OF COLLECTING HONEY FROM OWNED OR TENDED NESTS

chapter 14|9 pages

Ownership of Nests and Nest Sites: General Features, and Apis mellifera Nests

chapter 15|11 pages

Ownership, and Rights of Using, Nests and Nest Sites in Asia East of Persia

chapter 16|14 pages

Cavity Nests of Honey Bees: Tending and Beekeeping

chapter 17|4 pages

Cavity Nests of Other Honey-Storing Insects: Ownership and Tending

part |2 pages

Part IV HONEY BEES THAT NEST IN THE OPEN: TENDING AND BEEKEEPING

chapter 18|7 pages

The Giant Honey Bee Apis dorsata: Tending and Beekeeping

chapter 19|5 pages

The Dwarf Honey Bee Apis florea: Tending and Beekeeping

part |2 pages

Part V HISTORY OF TRADITIONAL BEEKEEPING USING FIXED-COMB HIVES

chapter 20|10 pages

Originations of Hive Beekeeping, and its Early Development in Egypt

chapter 21|13 pages

Traditional Hive Beekeeping to the East, South and West of the Mediterranean

chapter 22|12 pages

Traditional Hive Beekeeping in Mediterranean Islands

chapter 23|7 pages

Traditional Hive Beekeeping in Ancient Greece

chapter 24|9 pages

Traditional Hive Beekeeping in the Roman World

chapter 25|14 pages

Traditional Hive Beekeeping in Europe I. The South

chapter 26|12 pages

Traditional Hive Beekeeping in Europe II. The Northern Forest Zone

chapter 27|20 pages

Traditional Hive Beekeeping in Europe III. West of the Forest Zone

chapter 28|12 pages

Traditional Hive Beekeeping in Africa South of the Sahara

chapter 29|18 pages

Traditional Hive Beekeeping in Asia East of Persia

chapter 30|15 pages

Traditional Hive Beekeeping with Stingless Bees

chapter 31|9 pages

Traditional Hive Beekeeping with Honey Bees in the Americas and Oceania

chapter 32|15 pages

History of Apiaries

part |2 pages

Part VI HISTORY OF PRACTICES IN BOTH TRADITIONAL AND MOVABLE-FRAME BEEKEEPING

chapter 33|12 pages

History of Protective Measures against Stinging by Bees

chapter 34|6 pages

History of Controlling Bees with Smoke and Other Substances

chapter 35|7 pages

History of Migratory Beekeeping

chapter 36|25 pages

Transport and Spread of Honey Bees around the World

chapter 37|6 pages

History of Observation Hives

part |2 pages

Part VII DEVELOPMENT OF BEEKEEPING USING MORE ADVANCED HIVES

chapter 38|8 pages

Beekeeping Using Improved Traditional Fixed-Comb Hives

chapter 39|10 pages

Traditional Movable-Comb Hives with Top-Bars

chapter 40|20 pages

Rational Improvements in Hives, 1649-1851

part |2 pages

Part VIII DEVELOPMENT OF BEEKEEPING USING MOVABLE-FRAME HIVES

chapter 41|19 pages

Impact of Langstroth's Movable-Frame Hive on World Beekeeping

chapter 42|11 pages

History of Beekeepers' Associations and Beekeeping Journals

chapter 43|8 pages

Inventions and Advances that made Movable-Frame Beekeeping more Productive

chapter 44|7 pages

History of Rearing Queens and Bees for Beekeeping

chapter 45|9 pages

History of the Use of Bees for Crop Pollination

part |2 pages

Part IX HISTORY OF BEE PRODUCTS

chapter 46|19 pages

History of the Treatment of Honey and Beeswax, and their Trade

chapter 47|11 pages

History of the Uses of Honey

chapter 48|11 pages

History of Drinks Made by the Fermentation of Honey

chapter 49|15 pages

History of the Uses of Beeswax

chapter 50|6 pages

History of the Use of Bees as Stinging Insects

chapter 51|10 pages

History of Other Products from Bees

part |2 pages

Part X BEES IN THE HUMAN MIND

chapter 52|26 pages

The Growth of Knowledge about Honey Bees and their Products

chapter 53|10 pages

Bees and Beekeeping: History of Gender Roles

chapter 54|16 pages

Bees and Bee Products in World Religions

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