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Bee keeping in Massachusetts 81-109 



apiaries, number and size 83-84 



articles thereon 107-109 



bee diseases 23-32, 104-105 



bees in cucumber greenhouses 99-102 



colonies per bee keeper 84, 86 



increase in number 87 



conventions 105 



distribution of bees 86-87 



early records 81-83 



enemies of bees ? 03-104 



experience of bee keepers 8 1-85 



historical sketch 81-84 



hives used 97-98 



honey production 87-89 



sources 89-93 



instruction in bee keeping 105 



market for bees 102-103 



organizations of bee keepers 105 



pasturage, extent and capabilities 89 



periods of nectar secretion in different localities. 93-96 



queen trade 103 



races kept 96-97 



status 23-24 



summary 106-107 



wax production 89 



wintering methods 98-99 



mortality 99 



United States 59-80 



associations, number 69 



breeders of queens, number 69 



colonies, number and value, June 1, 1900 63 



per farm 60, 79 



honey production, average annual value 61, 79 



imports and exports of honey and wax 64-68, 79 



journals, number 69 



loss, sources 71-76 



needs 76 



possibilities 76 



production of honey and wax, 1840-1900 62-63 



scope 61-71 



statistics of Twelfth Census 62-63 



summary 79-80 



wax production, average annual value 61, 79 



introduction of Langstroth hives 83 



origin of industry in United States 81-82 



winter losses 72 



keepers, amateur versus experienced, in Massachusetts 85 



professional 60-61, 80 



association in Hawaii 44 



associations in Massachusetts 105 



United States, number 69 



years experience in Massachusetts 84-85 



