CONTENTS 



CHAPTER T^AOE 



1. Bee-Keeping a Fascinating Pursuit 1 



II. The Business of Bee-Keeping 9 



III. Making a Start With Bees 18 



IV. Arrangement of the Apiary 36 



V. Sources of Nectar 46 



VI. The Occupants of the Hive 88 



VII. Increase 100 



VIII. Feeding 129 



IX. Production of Comb Honey 136 



X. Production of Extracted Honey 165 



XI. Wax, a By-product of the Apiary 195 



XII. Diseases and Enemies of Bees 206 



XIII. Wintering 234 



XIV. Marketing the Honey Crop 257 



XV. Laws that Concern the Bee-Keeper 283 



