The Honey Makers By Margaret Warner Morley, 1899

In her book The Honey Makers, Margaret Warner Morley outlines a detailed guide to the honey bee, with chapters on anatomy, habits and habitat, hive structure, history, literary references, and more. In Part 2, this book will walk your high school student chronologically through the use of honey in history and literature. 

This is a fascinating and informative narrative that has been selected by scholars as being culturally significant. It is both an enjoyable and thought-provoking read to complement a classical homeschool curriculum. The honey makers is also highly recommended for bee-keepers and bee enthusiasts alike. An absolutely fantastic find!

This ebook is a rare digitally remastered copy of the original publication. It has been preserved in its original typeface loaded with black and white line drawing illustrations to illustrate the paragraph descriptions.

Here at The Living Books Library, you don't just own a book, you own a piece of history.

424 pages (approx.) with loads of black and white Illustrations.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Honey Makers

1. Structure, Habits, and Products of the Honey-Bee
2. The Bee's Tongue
3. Eyes, Antennae, and Brain
4. The Wings
5. The Legs
6. Honey-Sac and Wax-Pockets
7. The Sting
8. The Family
9. The Drone
10. The Worker
11. The Swarm
12. Honey
13. Mead

Part 2 The Literature and History of the Bee

14. In Hindu Literature
15. In Egypt and the East
16. In Greece and Italy
17. In Christian and Mediaeval Times
18. Curious Customs and Beliefs in Modern Times (Circa 1900)
19. Bee Culture at Present (Circa 1900)

Appendix

Index