VI MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS ON APICULTURE. 



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A brief survey of Hawaiian bee keeping E. F. Phillips. . 43 



Introduction 43 



Publications on Hawaiian bee keeping 43 



Bee keepers' association 44 



Methods of management 44 



' ' Bee rights " 45 



Extent of the industry 45 



Sources of honey 47 



Introduction of honey plants 54 



Wax production 54 



Disease survey 56 



The status of apiculture in the United States E. F. Phillips. . 59 



Introduction 59 



Scope of the industry 61 



Present sources of loss 71 



The needs and possibilities of apiculture 76 



Summary 79 



Bee keeping in Massachusetts Burton N. Gates. . 81 



Historical sketch HI 



Experience of bee keepers in Massachusetts 84 



Number of colonies per bee keeper 85 



Distribution of bees in Massachusetts 86 



Increase in number of colonies 87 



Production of honey and wax 87 



Sources of honey 89 



Periods of nectar secretion in different localities 93 



Races of bees 96 



Hives 97 



Wintering 98 



Bees in greenhouses 99 



The bee market 102 



Enemies 103 



Bee diseases 105 



Bee keepers' organizations 105 



Summary 106 



A list of the more important articles on bee keeping in Massachusetts 107 



Index Ill 



