LITERATURE ON BEES AND THEIR CULTURE 



Everyone interested in bees should acquire one or more of the 

 standard text books on the subject, a number of which are here 

 enumerated. 



^'A B C and X Y Z of Bee Culture," by A. I. and E. K. Root, 

 712 pages; 1913. This is a valuable work for any beekeeper; it 

 is frequently revised and kept up-to-date. 



"Advanced Bee Culture," by W. Z. Hutchinson, 200 pages; 

 1912. 



" Fifty Years Among the Bees," by Dr. C. C. Miller, 352 pages ; 

 1912. 



" Langstroth, on the Honey Bee," by C. P. Dadant, 575 pages. 



" How to Keep Bees," by Anna Botsford Comstock, 228 pages. 

 A good book for beginners. 



Periodicals on Bee Culture 



A man cannot know too much about his business ; hence it is 

 advisable for the amateur to invest in at least one periodical. The 

 following are published in the United States. 



" Gleanings in Bee Culture," published by the A. I. Root Co., 

 Medina, Ohio, semi-monthly, $1.00 per annum. 



" The American Bee Journal," edited by C. P. Dadant and Dr. 



C. C. Miller, published at Hamilton, Illinois, monthly, $1.00 per 

 annum. 



United States Bulletins 



A number of valuable bulletins on various subjects of interest 

 to beekeepers, are published by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture. The following are of especial value, and may be 

 obtained by addressing the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, 



D. C: 



Farmers' Bulletin No. 447, " Bees." By E. F. Phillips, Ph.D., 

 1911, 48 pages, 25 figures. A general account of the manage- 

 ment of bees. 



Farmers' Bulletin No. 442, " The Treatment of Bee Diseases." 

 By E. F. Phillips, Ph.D., 1911, 22 pages, 7 figures. This publi- 



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