>
> >Fine for historians, but is there any real value for today's beekeepers?
> How much 'pre-1925' has any relevance today?


About 99% (this figure is only an estimate, not my usual hard data).  The
writings during around 1850 are very instructive--Langstroth and all really
knew their bees and management, since they didn't have it as easy as us
(other than our little problem with varroa).

Randy Oliver

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