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Chapter XXVIIL— Feeding Bees : Recipes ... ... 178 



Objects of feedioer bees, 311. Precautions, 312. Spring feedine, 313. 

 Summer feeding, 814. Autumn feeding, 315. Winte- feeding, 

 316. Feeding for oomb building, 317. Peeding beea in skeps, 818b 

 Water, 819. Pollen, 320. Recipes— Spring and summer syrup, 821 

 Autumn syrup, 822. Candy for Winter food, 323. Fluur uandy, 

 324. Naphthol Beta solution, 325. Measures, 326. Syrnp from 

 dandy, 328b. 



Chapter XXIX. — Diseases, &c. ... ... ... 185 



Diseases, 827. Djfttntery, 828. Symptoms, 829. Cause, 330. Pre- 

 Tention, 881. Treatment, 882. Parous!*, 833. Symptom*, 334. 

 Treatment, 38S. Chilled brood, 336. Bymptoms, 337. Cause, 388. 

 Prevention, 839. Treatment, 340. Black brood, 341. Symptoms, 

 342. Cause, 843. Treatment, 844. Pickled brood, 345. Symptoms, 

 346. Cause, 847. Treatment, 848. Foul brood, 349. %mptom3, 

 3S0. Cause, 3S1. Prevention, 8S2. Treatment, 353. Barly 

 stafi;es — treatanent Trith formalin, 354. Advanced stages — treatment 

 by burning, 355. Treatment by artificial swarming, 356. Re- 

 queening desirable, 857. Infected honey dangerous, 8SS. Disin- 

 fecting necossary, 359. " American " and " European " Foul 

 Brood, 359b. " Isle of Wight Disease," 360. Differential 

 diagnosis, 361. Recipes — Carbolic solution for subduing bees, 

 362. Carbolic eolution for disinfecting hives, 363. Carbolio 

 solution for disinfecting clothing, etc., 364. Formalin solution 

 for injecting into diseased cells, 365. Formalin solution for use 

 under combs, 366. Izal solutions, 363, 364, 365, 366. 



Chapter XXX. — Enemies of Bees ... ... ... 202 



Enemies, 367. Ants, 368. Birds, 369. Earwigs, 37a Mice, 371. 

 Parasites, 372. Wasps, 373. Wax moth, 874. 



Chapter XXXL— Wintering ... 20- 



Successful wintering, 875. Strong stocks, 376. SulEoient wholesome 

 food, 377. Quiet, 878. Ventilation, 379. Damp and storms, 380. 



Chapter XXXII.— Work for the Month 3og 



January to December, 381,— 892. 



Chapter XXXIII. — ^Exhibiting and Judging Bee a 10 

 Products 

 Points to be aimed at, 393. Early exhibition sections, 394. Mid- 

 season ditto, 395. Heather ditto, 396. Selecting ditto, 397. 

 Preparing ditto, 398. Extracted Clover, or Ldght, Honey for 

 Exhibition, 899. Extracting and Preparing ditto, 400. Extracted 

 Heather or Dark Honey for Exhibition, 401. Extracting and 

 Preparing ditto, 402. Supers of Honey for Exhibition. 403. 

 Beeswax for Exhibition, 404. Mead for Exhibition, 405. Vinegar 

 for Exhibition, 406. Judging Bee Products, ^ff. 



Chapter XXXIV. — Bee Flowers and Plants ... ... 211 



Index ... ... ... ... ... ... 224 



