CONTENTS. 



Our Apicultural Societies : for what purpose are they organized? By G. 



W. Demaree, 



What are Langstroth Frames? By J. E. Pond, Jr., 

 Working qualities, versus Color. By A. C. Miller, 

 Book Notices and Reviews. .... 



112, 141, 163, 186, 207 



Shall we make Beekeeping an exclusive business? By L. C. Root, 

 When should we change Queens? By J. E. Pond, jr.. 



May Bees. By W. M. Egan, 



"Wanted : a Honey Extractor." By G. W. Stanley, . 

 The Apiary, 



Exchanges, ......... 133, 



The Spider as a Comb protector. By C. L. Colton, 

 Hints concerning needed Reforms. By J. W. Teflft, 

 Easy Method of finding Queens. By W. G. Phelps, 

 Does Pollen cause Bee-Diarrhoea? By J. E. Pond, jr., 

 A Question. By J. E. Pond, jr., . 

 Importance of good queens. By L. C. Root, 

 Our Present Situation. By Geo. W. House, 

 Foul Brood. By Henry Alley, 

 . Holy Land Bees. By Henry Alley, 

 Our Conventions. By W. E. Clark, 

 The Coming Bee. By J. E. Pond, jr., 

 Queen-Rearing in the Fall of the Year. By R. F. 

 Abuses through Extractor and otherwise. By A 

 Foul Brood and a New Cure. By Chas. F. Muth, 

 Adulteration. By A. C. Miller, 

 Beekeeping in Australia and New Zealand. 

 The Maple-bark Louse. By Prof. A. J. Cook, 

 Looking for Eggs. By John Phiu, 

 Foul Brood. By J. E. Pond, jr.. 

 Wintering Bees. By L. C. Root, 

 Poison of the Hymenopterous Insects and the Secretory Organ 

 lation from the French). By Arthur Todd, 



Canadian Department, • . . 



North American Convention 



Holterman, 



J. Goodwin, M. D 



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