8 CONTENTS, 



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 CHAPTER VI. Bee pasturage.. -... .... .... ...... ....... ............ ...... .... 



Cultivation of honey plants . = .....o 59 



Bees as cross fertilizers . ..o = = .. = oo = ....o...o,o.= .. 62 



Honey and pollen producing plants 



CHAPTER VII. Spring manipulation- . =.=. 69 



Transferring = = ., 71 



Queenlessness in spring..... 74 



CHAPTER VIII. Securing surplus honey and wax 75 



Extracted honey 75 



Comb honey 79 



Putting on sections 81 



Production of wax 84 



CHAPTER IX. Rearing and introducing queens 87 



Mailing queens 92 



Introducing queens 93 



CHAPTER X. Increase of colonies 95 



Natural swarming 95 



Clipping queens 97 



Automatic hivers 98 



Prevention of after-swarming 98 



Artificial increase 99 



Dividing 100 



Driving or brushing 100 



The nucleus system 101 



Prevention of swarming 101 



Dequeening 102 



Requeening 102 



Space near entrances 103 



Laugdou non-swarming device 104 



Selection in breeding 105 



CHAPTER XL Wintering bees 106 



Outdoor wintering 109 



Indoor wintering Ill 



CHAPTER XII. Diseases and enemies of bees 112 



Diarrhea and dysentery 112 



Foul brood 112 



The wax moth. 113 



Braula or bee louse 1 15 



Other enemies 115 



Robber flies, dragon flies, etc 115 



Ants and wasps 115 



Spiders 116 



Toads and lixards 116 



Birds 116 



Mammals 116 



Robber bees 116 



Laying workers 117 



Brief list of books and j ouruals relating to apiculture 118 



