Forty-Two Years of Bee-Keeping in New Zealand, 1874-1916: Some Reminiscences. E-book. Formato PDF Isaac Hopkins   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

My queen trade developed very rapidly, and for a considerable time the home apiary of about 60 colonies, and (in the season) some 75 nuclei, was chie?y devoted to the breeding and test ing of Italian queens for home use and for sale.

The Illustrated Australasian Bee Manual: And Complete Guide to Modern Bee Culture in the Southern Hemisphere. E-book. Formato PDF Isaac Hopkins   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

The Apiaries Act (see Chapter XVI.) has undoubtedly provided the most effective provisions at present in force in any country for dealing with, and controlling bee diseases, the main feature of which is, making it illegal to keep bees in any other receptacles than movable comb hives. The result of such legislation has been the clearing of large districts from disease, that up to the passing of the Act were rotten with foul brood.