CONTENTS. 



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Introduction '. 59 



Scope of the industry 61 



Imports and exports 64 



Value of the honey bee as a pollenizing agent 69 



Present sources of loss 71 



Swarming 71 



Winter losses 72 



Waste of wax 72 



Enemies 73 



Diseases 73 



Badly proportioned distribution of apiaries 75 



The needs and possibilities of apiculture 76 



Scientific needs 76 



Statistical 76 



Zoological 76 



Botanical 77 



Bacteriological 77 



Chemical 77 



Economic needs 



Educational needs ". 78 



Summary 79 



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