Beekeeping was another activity that was considered appropriate even for ladies, who might gather honey for home use or for sale. This section brings you articles on how to keep bees, and how to manage other types of animals for food or income - including silkworms!

Beekeeping

The Battle of the Bees (Leisure Hour, 1868)

An "unprecedented" battle between two swarms of bees.

The Queen Bee (Leisure Hour, 1868)

Busy Bees, by Eliza Clarke (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1879)

The Pastoral Bees (Scribners, 1879B)

Bees and Their Folklore, by T.F. Thiselton Dyer (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1881)

"Numerous superstitions have clustered around this highly useful insect, and in many a country place it is regarded almost with feelings of veneration."

The Pleasures and Profits of Bee-Driving (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1883)

A Girl's Own Apiary (Girl's Own Paper, 1890)

"Some...speak as if a large fortune may be speedily realised by any one who chooses to devote her time to apiculture. This I believe is a mistake... yet for several years past my bees have brought me in a very nice addition to my dress allowance, and have been an unfailing source of interest and pleasure."

Flowers, Bees and Poultry (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1896)

A monthly guide to raising all three.

The Pleasures of Beekeeping, by F.W.L. Sladen (Girl's Own Paper, 1899)

Raising Other Animals for Food or Profit

The Crystal Palace Poultry, Pigeon and Rabbit Show (Illustrated London Almanack, 1860)

How the Rabbits Were Managed, by Eliza Clarke (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1879)

How to Manage a Small Dairy, by Lucy Brackenbury (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)

Our Silkworms, and How We Tended Them (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1881)

It might not occur to everyone to raise silkworms, but this family managed to do it fairly successfully!

Silk Culture at Home, by Charles Barnard (Century Magazine, 1884B)

See also

• Raising Poultry

• Agriculture & Farming

• Agricultural Trades