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The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting
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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 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 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 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