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Author:
Tribe, Geoffrey D., author.
Title:
'Honey mountain' : the fascinating story of Heuningberg since ancient times, its history of occupation, exploitation, development, and the miraculous Cape honeybees who survived it all / Geoffrey D Tribe.
Edition:
1st edition.
Publisher:
Pinewood Studios,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
216 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Cape honeybee--History.
Honeybee--Effect of human beings on--Western Cape.--Western Cape.
Honeybee--Cape of Good Hope.--Cape of Good Hope.
Honeybee--Ecology--Cape of Good Hope.--Cape of Good Hope.
Honeybee--Effect of human beings on.
Bee culture
Cape honeybee
Honeybee
Honeybee--Ecology
Swartland (South Africa)--Description and travel.
South Africa
South Africa--Cape of Good Hope
History
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-203) and index.
Contents:
The Heuningberg -- Early ventures into the Swartland -- The fauna of the Swartland -- Some insects and pests of the Swartland -- Arrival of firearms, horses and exotic diseases -- Early settlement -- Hottentots clans of the West Coast -- Plethora of names for Hottentots and San people -- Khoi culture -- Rock art -- Honeybees as an integral part of folklore -- Ecological adaptations of honeybees -- Traditional uses of honey, wax and propolis -- The Heuningberg misnomer -- The unique Cape bee -- Drone Congregation Areas -- Foreign invader plants -- The situation today.
ISBN:
0620892730
9780620892735
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1389131768
LCCN:
2023457622
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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