The American Bee Journal, Vol. I, No. 1, January 1861
Various
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The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sale of pure honey. This is the premier issue with topics such as Bee Culture, The Worker Bee, Structure of the Bee's Cell,The Italian Bee, Hives, Green Honey, and many others. - Summary by Larry Wilson (2 hr 14 min)
Chapters
| Bee Culture | 14:30 | Read by CBilson |
| The Hornet (Vespa Crabro) | 3:59 | Read by Carol Galbraith |
| Dwarf Bees, Singular Occurrence, From Burton’s ‘‘ Lake Regions of Central Afric… | 4:37 | Read by Agnes Robert Behr |
| The Dzierzon Theory, Chinese Mode of Taking Honey, Bees and Grapes | 11:57 | Read by Carol Galbraith |
| The Worker Bee | 23:53 | Read by Gordyn Rideau |
| Large Deposiit of Honey, Development of the Worker Egg | 10:03 | Read by Gloria Loughry |
| Structure of the Bee's Cell | 5:43 | Read by Stunning |
| Hives, Green Honey, German Adages | 14:18 | Read by AldenWilliams |
| The Italian Bee | 22:24 | Read by CBilson |
| Range of Bee's Flight, Bees and Botany, Longevity of the Queen Bee | 6:22 | Read by Stacey Malcolm |
| Mexican and Other Bees, Bees Not Decoyed, The Bees as Mathematicians | 5:24 | Read by Laurie Wehmeyer |
| Dr. Barth’s Method, Short Notices | 5:09 | Read by Laurie Wehmeyer |
| Monthly Management - January | 6:14 | Read by Agnes Robert Behr |