CONTENTS. 228' 



CHAP. XXIV. 



Olf THE ADVANTAGES WHICH ACCRUE TO THE STATE AND IN- 

 DIVIDUALS FROM THE CULTURE OF BEES. Importance 

 of the wax and honey trade to this country. Degraded 

 state of the culture of the Bee in this country. Calcula- 

 tions on the profits of an Apiary for five years. The 

 conhnon straw hive a great impediment to the culture of 

 the Bee in this country. Advantages of their culture. 

 Immense quantity of wax and honey produced in the 

 Island of Corsica. Extract from a French news-pa- 

 per. Great quantity of honey and wax produced in 

 Hanover. The Bee much cultivated in Turkey. 

 Commerce of Moldavia, Wailachia, &c. in Wax. 

 Doubt of Linneus, . . . , . 204 



CHAP. XXV. 



DIRECTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF HIVES. ---Caution to pur- 

 chasers. Presence of mind to be observed. The in- 

 terior of a hive to be examined first. An old hive to 

 be rejected. Signs thereof. A number of Queen cells 

 a sign of the oldness of a hive. Proper seasons for the 

 purchase of hives. Signs of a thriving hive. Hives 

 not to be purchased in the immediate vicinity. The 

 weight the best criterion of a hive. Precautions to be 

 used in this respect. Method of transporting a pur- 

 chased hive. Proper time for the same, ' . 207 



CHAP. XXVI. 



ON THE COUNTRIES MOST BENEFICIALLY SITUATED FOR THE 

 CULTURE OF THE BEE, AND THE NUMBER OF HlVES EACH 



CAN SUPPORT. The southern countries most advanta- 

 geous to Bees. Opinion of La Grene'e en the number 

 of hives a country can support. The same examined. 

 A country not to be overstocked with hives. Number 

 of Bees to be kept in a district, according to its fer- 



tilit; y - . 2oa 



CHAP. XXVII. 



ON THE DISTANCE WHICH BEES FLY FOR FOOD. Import- 

 ance of the question. Its solution most necessary. 

 Various opinions concerning it. Huber's decision upoa 



