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The Humble-Bee

The Humble-Bee

The Humble-Bee

Its Life-History and How to Domesticate it, with Descriptions of All the British Species of <I>Bombus</I> and <I>Psithyrus</I>
Frederick William Lambert Sladen
July 2014
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9781108075725
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    This classic work by F. W. L. Sladen (1876–1921) was published in 1912. Captivated by the bees in the grounds of his home, he produced his first essay on them in 1892, and later began to keep bees and produce honey as a livelihood, at the same time studying and breeding honeybees. Moving in 1912 to Canada, he eventually received the title of Dominion Apiarist, but unfortunately his work was cut short by his sudden death in 1921. When this book was published, there were no detailed accounts of the life cycles of the humble-bee (or bumblebee) species. Sladen provides these, with a guide to distinguishing the different British species (with colour plates which can be viewed at http://www.cambridge.org/9781108075725), and instructions on how to domesticate these important pollinators. Combining the enthusiasm of a naturalist with the precision of a scientist, this work is of continuing interest and importance in environmental studies.

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    July 2014
    Paperback
    9781108075725
    312 pages
    216 × 140 × 18 mm
    0.42kg
    35 b/w illus. 5 colour illus.
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Life-history of Bombus
    • 3. Psithyrus, the usurper-bee
    • 4. Parasites and enemies of the humble-bee
    • 5. Finding and taking nests
    • 6. A humble-bee house
    • 7. Domestication of the humble-bee
    • 8. How to distinguish the British species
    • 9. On making a collection
    • 10. Anecdotes and notes
    • Additional notes
    • Index.
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    Type
    Plate I: Bombus terrestris, lucorum, lapidarius and soroënsis
    Size: 2.2 MB
    Type: application/pdf
    Plate II: Bombus pratorum, lapponicus, jonellus, cullumanus and ruderatus
    Size: 2.58 MB
    Type: application/pdf
    Plate III: Bombus ruderatus, hortorum, latreillellus and distinguendus
    Size: 2.08 MB
    Type: application/pdf
    Plate IV: Bombus derhamellus, sylvarum, agrorum, helferanus and muscorum
    Size: 2.36 MB
    Type: application/pdf
    Plate V: Psithyrus rupestris, vestalis, distinctus, barbutellus, campestris and quadricolor
    Size: 2.46 MB
    Type: application/pdf
      Author
    • Frederick William Lambert Sladen