CONTBNYS. 



CHAPTER XIV.— p. 343. 

 Handling Bees. 



The Best Bee-Veil, To Quiet Bees, 

 BeUows Smoker, The Quinby 

 Smoker, To Smoke Bees, Chloro- 

 form, To Cure Stings, The Sweat 

 Theory, The Bee-Tent. 



CHAPTER XV.— p. 353. 

 Comb Foundation. 



History, American Foundation, 

 The Press for Foundation, How 

 Foundation is Made, To Secure the 

 Wax-Sheets, Use of Foundation, 

 Wired Frames, Save the Wax, 

 Methods, Wax-Press. 



CHAPTER XVI.— p. 373. 

 Marketing Honey. 



How to Invigorate the Market, 

 Preparation for Market, Extracted 

 Honey, How to Tempt the Con- 

 sumer, Comb Honey, Rules to be 

 Observed, Marketing Bees, Selling 

 Queens, Selling Bees by the Pound, 

 Vinegar from Honey, Fairs and the 

 Market, What Should We Have 1 

 Effects of Such Exhibits. 



CHAPTER XVII.— p. 389. 

 Hoiiey- Plants. 



Real Honey-Dew, Sweet Sap and 

 Juices, What are the Valuable 

 Honey-Plants 1 Description With 

 Practical Remarks, March Plants, 

 April Plants, May Plants, June 

 Plants, July Plants, August and 

 September Plants,Books on Botany, 

 Practical Conclusions. 



CHAPTER XVIII.-p. 454. 

 Wintering Bees. 



The Causes of Disastrous Win- 

 tering, The Requisite to Safe Win- 

 tering — Good Food, Secure Late 

 Breeding, To Secure and Maintain 

 the Proper Temperature, Box for 

 Packing, Chaff Hives, Rules for 

 their Use, Wintering in Bee-House, 

 Wintering in Cellar, Burying Bees 

 or Clamps, Spring Dwindling. 



CHAPTER XIX.— p. 468. 

 The House- Apiary and Bee-House, 

 Bee-Houses. 



CHAPTER XX.— p. 473. 



'Evils that Confront the Apiarist. 



Robbing, Disease, Foul Brood, 

 Remedies, To Cure Bee- Paralysis, 

 To Cure New Bue-Diseases, Ene- 

 mies of Bees, The Bee-Moih, His- 

 tory, Remedies, The Wee Bee-Moth, 

 Remedies, Two Destructive Beetles, 

 Robber-Flies, The Stinging Bug, 

 The Bee-Stabber, Bee- Hawk, Tach- 

 ina-Fly, Bee-Louse, Ants, Florida 

 Ant, The Cow-Killer, The Praying 

 Mantis, Blister-Beetles, Wasps, A 

 Bee-Mite, Remedies, California Bee- 

 Killer, Spiders, The King-Bird, The 

 Toads, Mice, Shrews, Skunks. 



CHAPTER XXL— p. 512. 



Calendar and Axioms. 



Work for Different Months, Jan- 

 uary, February, March, April, May, 

 June, July, August, September, 

 October, November, December, 

 Axioms, Glossary. 



