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Contents 



CHAPTER XI 

 THE FIRST STEPS IN BEEKEEPING 



Purchase of colonies Purchase of bees to be shipped 

 from a distance Requirements in purchased colonies 

 How to learn beekeeping Value of reading Merits of 

 beekeeping courses Beginner's outfit .... 



222-227 



CHAPTER XII 

 THE APIARY SITE 



Apiary grounds Exposure to the sun Care of the api- 

 ary grounds Arrangement of hives Number of colonies 

 in one apiary Out-apiaries Conveniences less essential 

 in out-apiaries 



CHAPTER XIII 



228-233 



THE MANIPULATION OF BEES 



Disturbance to be reduced to a minimum Equipment 

 for manipulation When to handle bees Opening a hive 



Remedies for stings Removing frames Handling 

 frames Desirability of straight combs in manipulations 

 Closing the hive Occasional manipulations Feeding 

 What to feed Feeders Uniting Influence of hive odor 



Learning the new location Transferring The best 

 time to transfer colonies Methods Transferring from 

 walls of houses Transferring from hollow trees Prevent- 

 ing robbing in the apiary Moving bees Elimination of 

 non-essential manipulations Two essentials Increase in 

 efficiency through system ....... 234-254 



CHAPTER XIV 

 SPRING MANAGEMENT 



Object of spring manipulations Prevention of drifting 



Spring protection First examinations Cleaning the 

 hives Equalizing the colonies Clipping queens Sum- 

 mary of favorable spring conditions Questionable manipu- 

 latiqns Stimulative feeding Spreading the brood 

 Substitutes for pollen 255-264 



