3.15.2008

Beekeeping History @ New York Public Library

The New York Public Library has a fantastic digital collection which includes, among its countless treasures, historical images of beekeeping and natural history.

The first image below, for example, shows a bee hive in Central Park in New York City. I love the rustic features of this hive. Looks a bit like a top bar hive, doesn't it?

Bee-hive in Ramble. Digital ID: 800901. New York Public Library
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[Bees and beekeeping.] Digital ID: 806364. New York Public Library
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Hive of the bee. Digital ID: 806354. New York Public Library
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Honeycombs. Digital ID: 806368. New York Public Library
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A Jamaican Negro farmer and be... Digital ID: 1228980. New York Public Library
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Den naerstigen byen-houder ...... Digital ID: 1111631. New York Public Library

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