{"product_id":"honey-in-the-comb-9781614761013","title":"Honey in the Comb","description":"\u003ch2\u003eClassic Beekeeping Manual on Comb Honey Production\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1951, \u003cstrong\u003eHoney in the Comb\u003c\/strong\u003e represents Carl Everest Killion's lifetime study of equipment and practices for producing fine comb honey. This newly typeset edition preserves Killion's expertise and practical knowledge gained through decades of hands-on beekeeping experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat This Book Covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis manual focuses specifically on the production of quality comb honey, detailing the specialized equipment and techniques required for this particular branch of apiculture. Killion's approach emphasizes producing only the finest quality comb honey for market, reflecting his commitment to excellence in beekeeping practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author: Carl Everest Killion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn September 2, 1899 in a log cabin near Diamond, Indiana, Carl Killion developed his passion for bees at age six. Despite lacking formal high school education due to the Great Depression, he became a founding member of his state's beekeeping society, later serving as state apiary inspector and bee expert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKillion began his beekeeping journey by crafting equipment from scavenged wooden apple crates. His first colony came from a bee tree, which he expanded to fifteen hives by season's end. After a mining accident in 1935, he transitioned fully to beekeeping, eventually establishing Killion and Son's Apiaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA close friend of Charles Dadant, Killion spent his career observing, collaborating, teaching, and legislating within the beekeeping community. He passed away June 1, 1979, leaving behind this valuable resource and his 1966 book \u003cem\u003eThe Covered Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition has been newly typeset for improved readability and is not a scan or OCR reproduction. The book maintains the original content from Killion's self-published work through Killion and Son's Apiaries, making his practical wisdom accessible to modern beekeepers interested in comb honey production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKillion, Carl Everest:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Carl Everest Killion was born September 2nd 1899 in a log cabin several miles from the community of Diamond, Indiana. He became interested in bees and covered bridges at an early age recalling his first taste of honey at age six and weathering a severe thunderstorm under the protection of a newly built covered bridge. He was reared through the great depression and due to the times was unable to obtain a high school education. His father sustained their family employed in the coal mines, where Carl himself would later work. Carl's 1966 book The Covered Bridge relayed some of the key events of his child hood and how he came to have a fondness for covered bridges and bees. Carl's father not enamored with bees and was not agreeable to spend hard earned dollars for beekeeping adventures. Carl's work allowed him access to wooden apple crates which he scavenged and formed into bee frames and boxes, but finding wild bee swarms proved much harder. His first set of bees came from a bee tree that he and his friends were able to acquire and by season's end Carl had established fifteen hives. His family later moved to Paris, Illinois, where he continued his interest in bees and beekeeping. He became a founding member of the state's beekeeping society and later the state's apiary inspector and bee expert. He met and married Elizabeth Hayes and began a family, but unable to make an adequate living at that time with just beekeeping he stayed with mining until 1935 when a mine accident caused him to re-think mine labor. His interest in bees began with observation of local beekeepers and their efforts in capturing wild bees and continued throughout the years discussing, collaborating, teaching and legislating with beekeeping colleagues. A 1951 summary of his own beekeeping experiences are found in this book, Honey in the Comb, originally self-published by Killion and Son's Apiaries. He was a close friend of Charles Dadant. Carl passed away June 1st 1979.","brand":"X-Star Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681370444050,"sku":"9781614761013","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd7b08fc-e3dd-422a-8474-fab06af05c99.jpg?v=1733952471","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/honey-in-the-comb-9781614761013","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}