or how to Realize the Most Money with the Smallest Expenditure of Capital 

 and Labor in the Care of Bees, Rationally Considered. 



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In the Preparation of this Journal the following are the Principal Periodicals Consulted : 



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Mmm^Wmmw®^^'^ Ms^SMlm©® King. 



Mmm W®^1€® a. F. Moon & Co. 



{Also Bound Volumes of the fm-mer since 1860, and Files of all other Bee Journals that have been 



Published in America.] 



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O O T^ T 



Page. 



Foul Broorl i^T 



M'intering troubles in Canada ^5 



( "old Trame rcjtort 85 



Sugar versus Fall honey for wintering 85 



California 86 



Artificial swarming and Queen rearing 87 



Lamp (jueen Nursery 87, Stl 



Wlien to commence making more colonies 87 



< )ur own Apiary 88 



How to use division boards 88 



Wintering two colonies in one hive 89 



Mr. Coe's House Apiary .- 8!) 



Drone and Worker comb i'O 



Gallu',1 ^l 



Fertile Workers i'i 



V 



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E IV T S ; 



Page. 



Forcing Bees as we do Vegetables i>2 



( >bituary Notices ■''- 



Do Bees ever get too much Pollen 9;J 



New Swarms in Simplicity Hives '^^1 



Two or More Eggs in a Cell °^' „, -- 



Double Width Hives «* 



Division Boards, How Best Made 94 



What to do About Mice ■■•■^j 



Upper Stdvips and Clover Honey 90, 9o 



Swarms ( 'histering Together 9^ 



Double Walled Hives 95 



Gill-over-the-Ground •* 



Queen Cell Protectors ;*; 



Report from Adam Grimm •>*] 



About the "Bee Charm'" >*' 



