CONTENTS. 



Chap. Page. 



XX. Proper Periods of Deprivation 162 



XXI. Taking Honey by means of Dividers 167 



XXII. The Bee-dress 176 



XXIII. Feeding 179 



XXIV. Diseases of Bees 184 



XXV. Enemies of Bees 199 



XXVI. Exotic Bees 210 



XXVII. Separation of Wax and Honey .... 216 



XXVIII. Wax 220 



XXIX. Honey 226 



XXX. Mead 236 



PART II. 



XXXI. The Anatomy of Bees 249 



XXXII. Senses of Bees 302 



XXXIII. Instincts of Bees 318 



XXXIV. On the Architecture of Bees. 339 



XXXV. An Inquiry into the Source and Na- 

 ture of Bees-wax 356 



XXXVI. Pollen 370 



XXXVII. Propolis 375 



XXXVIII. Importance of Bees to the Fructifica- 

 tion of Flowers S80 



