Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee: By L. L. Langstroth - Illustrated

The one authoritative guide to beekeeping, building on the original guide by Rev. Langstroth. This tome is densely packed with scientific and practical information that all serious beekeepers should know. The shear volume of information provided might be daunting for the beginning beekeeper, so other more accessible books like "First Lessons in Beekeeping" by Dadant (updated by Keith Delaplane), or "Keeping Bees with a Smile" by Feodor Lazutin and translated and updated by Leo Sharashkin might be better choices to get started. But once the novice beekeeper has started their apiary, "The Hive and the Honeybee" is a must-have addition to their library as the definitive go-to reference to support their progress and education.

Very good read. Some parts seem a little outdated, but it covered a lot of the basics.

Honeybee reference Book It’s advertised as used but it is brand new : it came with an apology from the company that originally sold it on Amazon ( inside of the pages ) for the late delivery ( inside of the book’s pages ) . Buy this book ASAP if you are interested in owning a total reference book related to professional honeybees .

This book is the best resource anyone interested in beekeeping could have. It’s a must have!!!

Gives the reader a full view of what the early bee keepers understood and believed about raising bees. Easy to read ands a lot of thought provoking ideas.

This book is a great book if you are looking to learn about the history of beekeeping since it was written in the 1800's. I do not recommend the book for thge beginning beekeeper since so much in this book is difficult to understand, but if you are a reasonably experienced beekeeper who is used to the terminology it can be interesting. It is a difficult read, but with due diligence much can be learned from it. I gave this book four stars only because of the difficulty in wading through some mighty esoteric stuff.

Love this book, but many may not, keep in mind it was written in 1860, and a persons writings were indicative of their place in society, so it is a bit flowery and colorful, the writer goes to great pain to describe things. Today, we could communicate his one page in a paragraph. Just the way writing was back then. One would say to themselves today, c'mon get to the point, man. That being said, it is very detailed, as Langstroth is comsidered the Godfather of all things bee related.

best book you can own for beekeeping. covers all the basics and also the more complex issues that can arise. i use it as a reference all the time.