SZALKIEWICZ K. - A handbook for rational beekeeping, applied to the management of the American system of overhead hives [1923].

Vilnius 1923. published by the Bookstore of the Stow. Naucz. Polish. 15x22 cm, pp. 133, black and white illustrations in the text, half cloth bookbinding, retained booklet cover. Very good condition (minor rubbing of binding).

A lecture on modern beekeeping - from the basics of knowledge about the life of bees and the functions of individual bees, to the organization of the apiary in the Dadant-Blatt system hives. The author guides the reader through the entire work cycle: the establishment of the apiary, reproduction and swarming, the care of colonies during the season, up to honey harvesting and overwintering. In addition, he discusses problem situations (diseases, pests, spring losses) and technical issues such as equipment and wax processing.