1881 - Delightful Wood Engraving of Bee Farming in California




This delightful wood engraving was originally published in Harper's Weekly,  April 1881.


In California, honey bees were introduced in 1853 by botanist Christopher A. Shelton 

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Hunting Wild Bees

Following a Bee to the Hive



 Smoking the Bees Out



Sawing off the Limb



Gathering the Honey



Intrepid Handling



Bee Culture - A California Bee Farm

Attacked



Straining the Honey



Transplanting the Swarm



A California Apiary, Santa Rosa



Making Boxes for Shipment


Examining the Young Brood



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