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IT will be the purpose of these special numbers to cover thoroughly a few 

 of the most popular and practical phases of the interesting work of 

 keeping bees for pleasure and profit. The best contributions from writers 

 well qualified to discuss the subjects at hand with authority will be embodied 

 in each of the issues named on the following program: 



JANUARY 1 

 Beginner's Number. 

 Opportunities in Bee-keeping. 

 Bee-keeping for Women. 

 A Recreative Pursuit for Professional 



Men. 

 What a liifetime of Experience has 



Taught jNIe.— Isaac F. Tillinghast. 

 Common Mistakes Beginners are Apt 



to Make the First Year. 



FEBRUARY 15 

 The Bee-keeper and Poultryman. 



Bees and Chickens — How They Work 

 Together. 



Combined Poultry and Bee-house. 



Profits of Poultry-raisingand Bee-keep- 

 ing Combined. 



MARCH 15. 

 Bee Culture and Horticulture. 



Why and How the Interests of the Bee- 

 keeper and Fruit-grower are Mutual 



Bees as Pollenizing Agents. 



When to Spray Trees. 



Bee-keeping and Truck-gardening for a 



Livelihood. 

 Why Bees can Not Injure Sound Fruit 



MAY 1. 

 Preparing Colonies for the Harvest. 



Swarming and Increase. 



Weeding out Undesirable Stock. 



Puting on Supers. 



Mechanical Methods of Swarm Control 



.JULY 1. 

 Honey Harvesting and Marketing. 



Shipping-cases. 

 Straining Thick Honey. 

 Developing the Home Market. 



SEPTEMBER 1. 

 Wintering Bees. 



Where Cellars should Not be Used. 

 Winter Cases. 

 Fall Feeding. 



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