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It appears lo tlic wrilur of the following pages, thai a work 

 f>f this description is much needed in our country. 



The cultivation of the bee {Apis MeU\/icn) has been too 

 loni; iief^lecled in most parts of the United States. 



This i;eiieral nej;lect has uiiquestionablv originated from 

 ihe fact, that the European enemy lo the bees, called the 

 moth, has tound its way into this country, and has located and 

 naturalized itsell here; and has made bO much havoc among 

 the bees, that many districts have entirely abandoned their 

 cultivation. Many Apiarians, and men of the highest litera- 

 ry attainments, as well as experience, have nearly exhausted 

 their patience, in examining the peculiar nature and habits o:' 

 this insect ; and have tried various experiments to dev n^a tme 

 means of preventing its depredations. But, after all (mE?has 

 been done, the spoiler moves onward with little molestation 

 and very few of our citizens are willinij lo eiipaoe in the rnt- i 

 prize of cultivating this most useful and profitable of all inset i 

 the honey-bee. 



The following work is comprised in a set of plain, cofjc' 

 rules, by which, if strictly adhered to and practised, any pt < 

 .son, properly situated, may cultivate bees, and avail himseit ot 

 all the benefits of their labors. 



If the Apiarian manages strictly in accordance with the 161- 

 lowing rules, the author teels confident tUat no colon} will c\ 

 er materially suffer by the moth, or will ever he dcpiroyed b 

 them. 



The author is aware of the numerous treatises Mubiished - 

 this subject; but they appear to«him, for the most part, to b 

 the result not so much of experience as of vague ana conjectu- 

 ral speculation, and not sutficiently embodying what is practi- 

 cal and useful. 



This work is intended as an accompaniment to the Ve- 

 mont hive, and will be found to be the result ol observation .u. 

 experience, and it is thought comprises all that is necessary to 

 make a skilful Apiarian. 



THE AUTHOR. 



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