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Contents for March 1, 1913 



EDITORIAL 137 Mrs. Shield's Bee Work 146 



National Convention 137 Shaken-swarm Plan for Women 147 



Hard Candy for Bees 137 Keeping Bees for Profit 148 



Bees in Mail-bag 137 Armor for Women in Apiary 148 



D. H. Coggshall 137 Apiculture for Women 149 



Honey vs. Sugar for Bee Feed 138, 141 Recreation with Bees 150 



Spreading Bee Disease 138 Women as Beekeepers 155 



Wax Scales of the Bee 139 Woman's Clothing for Apiary 152 



STRAY STRAWS 140 English Straw Skeps 156 



Price of Honey for 13 Years 140 Soft Candy for Spring Feeding 153 



Section, One-pound, a Misnomer 140 Beekeeping in England 157 



NOTES FROM CANADA 141 Lady Beekeeper for 40 Years 158 



Temperature for Wintering 141 Costume for Hiving Bees 159 



Demand for Honey 14] Determination in Beekeeping 159 



Weather Conditions 141 Beekeeping for Pleasure 160 



BEEKEEPING AMONG THE ROCKIES. 142 Mistakes of an Amateur 161 



County Commissioners 142 Apiary Work for Women 162 



Taxes on Bees 142 Extracting without an Extractor 162 



Tinkering with Foul Brood 142 HEADS OF GRAIN 163 



Gathering Sweet-clover Seed 142 Comb Honey, Easy Sale of 163 



BEEKEEPING IN CALIFORNIA 143 Increase, Rapidity of 163 



Feeding in the Spring 143 Wintering in Box hives 163 



Shipping Diseased Bees 143 Extracting Raw Honey 164 



Prospects for Honey 143 Rve for Pollen 164 



CONVERSATIONS WITH DOOLITTLE . 144 Honey, 2209 lbs. from 19 Colonies 164 



Longevity of Queens 144 Honev, $10.00 per Colony 164 



GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 145 OUR HOMES 165 



Miss Wilson's Apiary Work 145 HIGH-PRESSURE GARDENING 166 



