APPENDIX 



BEE BOOKS 



The bibliography of bee literature is extensive. Scientists 

 of all nations have contributed the results of their investi- 

 gations on bee anatomy and bee physiology, and have made 

 bee literature, as a whole, most profound and technical 

 reading. However, there are among these books many 

 that were written for popular audiences, and that deal with 

 the practical side of bee-keeping; of such we add a few 

 titles of those best known and of special excellence. 



Benton, Frank. "The Honey Bee." Mr. Benton, who 

 is our national expert of the Department of Agriculture 

 at Washington, always writes practically, and has carried 

 on experiments with races of bees, which the private 

 bee-keeper could hardly afford to make. The enter- 

 prising bee-keeper should keep in close touch with Mr. 

 Benton's bulletins. 



Cheshire, Frank R. Two volumes. This is one of the 

 finest works that has ever been published upon the 

 honey-bee and bee-keeping. It is delightfully written 

 and has many fine illustrations. 



Cook, Professor Albert J. "The Bee-keeper's Guide 

 or Manual of the Apiary." This is the most extensive 

 of all the bee-keeping manuals written for American 

 bee-keepers. It deals with all phases of the subject 

 minutely, and new editions are published frequently 

 enough to keep the book up-to-date. Professor Cook 

 has a wide reputation as a most excellent teacher, 

 and bee-keeping is one of the subjects which he taught 

 for years in the Agricultural College of Michigan. 



CowEN, T. W. "The Honey-bee, Its Natural History, 

 Anatomy and Physiology." 



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