CONTENTS 



PAGB 



INTRODUCTION ....... v 



CHAPTER 



I. BEES FRUIT HONEY AND MONET . 1 



II. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HONEY BEE . . 11 



III. RACES OF BEES ...... 18 



IV. THE HOME OF THE BEES .... 28 

 V. THE BEE FAMILY 41 



VI. HOW TO START BEEKEEPING HlVES AND 



TOOLS TRANSFERRING BEES . . 55 



VII. HOW TO QUIET AND HANDLE BEES HOW 



TO AVOID STINGS REMEDIES . . 73 



VIII. WHY BEES SWARM How TO HIVE A SWARM 



HOW TO CONTROL SWARMING . . 83 



IX. RAISING QUEEN BEES How TO INTRODUCE 



A QUEEN . . . . . .97 



X. HOW TO PRODUCE COMB HONEY . . .117 



XI. HOW TO PRODUCE EXTRACTED HONEY . . 133 



XII. How TO MAKE INCREASE .... 152 



XIII. LOCATION OF THE APIARY Our APIARIES 



MOVING BEES ..... 172 



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