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Revision as of 20:46, 1 May 2009
Robert "Bert" Manley (1888-1978) was a British Beekeeper, an authority on commercial honey farming and developer of the popular Manley moveable frame hives and frame systems[1].
Achievements
In 1914 a parasite, Acarapis woodi that originated on the Isle of Wight extended over the UK devastating all the native bees and only the Apis mellifera carnica and Apis mellifera ligustica colonies survived. Whilst Brother Adam travelled to Turkey to find substitutes for the native bees for the first Buckfast strain, (a very productive bee resistant to the parasite), R.O.B. Manley began breeding Italian bees and the pair quickly became the most influential bee-keepers in Britain, with Brother Adam concentrating on a breeding programme and Manley developing modern commercial honey farming methods.
In 1948 R.O.B. Manley became the first man to manage 1000 colonies in England[2], having kept bees through the fine summers of the 20's and 30's.
As well as being the first man to manage 1000 colonies, inventing the Manley frame system (still in common use today), R.O.B. Manley is the source of the practise of feeding sugar to bees in its modern form, stating that "all hives that have been to the moors should be fed 10lb sugar as a precaution against dysentery caused by long confinement during severe winters". This advice is not found in earlier publications (A. Pettigrew 1870[3], Rev Thomas WM Cowan 1881[4]). Manley adds that while heather honey was not suitable as winter food during periods of confinement, he 'knew of nothing better to encourage a rapid spring build-up'.
Bibliography
- Honey Production In The British Isles (1936)[5]
- Honey Farming (1946)[6]
- Bee-Keeping In Britain (1948)[7]
- The Practical Bee Guide (1949 with J. G Digges)[8]
References
- ^ "Movable frame hives". startbeekeeping.net. April 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Ruttner, Friedrich; Milner, Eric; Dews, John (2004). The Dark European Honey Bee. WritersPrintshop. ISBN 978-1904623175.
- ^ Pettigrew, A (1870). A. Pettigrew's "The Handy Book of Bees: Being A Practical Treatise On Their Profitable Management". William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. ISBN 1432664972.
- ^ Cowan, Thomas (1881). 9 vols. Cowan, Thos. Wm.: British Bee-Keepers Guide Book. London, (1881)". William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.
- ^ Manley, R.O.B. (1936). Honey Production In The British Isles. Bradley and sons. ISBN B001A8S1WU.
{{cite book}}: Check|authorlink=value (help); Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) - ^ Manley, R.O.B. (1946). Honey Farming. Faber & Faber Ltd. ISBN B0016JL8Z0.
{{cite book}}: Check|authorlink=value (help); Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) - ^ Manley, R.O.B. (1948). Bee-Keeping In Britain. Faber & Faber Ltd. ISBN B000XZWEDI.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) - ^ Manley, R.O.B. (1949). The Practical Bee Guide. Talbot Press; fifteenth edition edition (1949). ISBN B001NGWVMA.
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