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  • The Observation Hive Handbook: Studying Honey Bees at Home
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  • Frank Linton. foreword by Clarence H. Collison
  • 2017
  • Published by: Cornell University Press
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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.

Table of Contents

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Frontispiece, Copyright, Dedication, Epigraphs
  2. pp. i-viii
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Foreword
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xiii-xiv
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. xv-xviii
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  1. 1. Benefits of Observing Honey Bees at Home
  2. pp. 1-4
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  1. 2. Preparing for and Selecting an Observation Hive
  2. pp. 5-20
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  1. 3. Installing Your Observation Hive
  2. pp. 21-34
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  1. 4. Working an Observation Hive
  2. pp. 35-54
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  1. 5. Maintaining Your Observation Hive
  2. pp. 55-62
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  1. 6. Observation Hives in Public Spaces
  2. pp. 63-70
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  1. 7. Bee Photography and Your Observation Hive
  2. pp. 71-74
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  1. 8. Things to Try with Your Observation Hive
  2. pp. 75-80
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  1. A Closing Word
  2. pp. 81-82
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  1. Appendix: Selection and Installation Checklist
  2. pp. 83-84
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 85-86
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 87-91
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