NOTE.— This Guide consists of Three Parts. Port i. (pp. 1-SS), deaU 

 with the History and Anatomy of the Bee, and with Bee 

 Products: Part ii. (pp. 40-76), describes the Hives and Appliances 

 generally in use : Part iii. (pp. 76-223), consists of Practical 

 Directions for Management, with instruction for exhibitors and 

 judges of Bee Products and a concluding chapter on Bee 

 Flowers and Plants. The Guide is arranged in numbered and 

 titled paragraphs. Where, in any paragraph reference to 

 subjects dealt with in other portions of the book is desirable, 

 the paragraph numbers are inserted in brackets, thus obviating 

 the necessity for frequent examination of the Index, and 

 facilitating reference to the subjects required. Of the 149 

 illustrations in the Guide, 125 are from original photographs 

 by the author, and pen-and-ink sketches drawn specially for 

 *his work. The author gratefully acknowledges his indebted- 

 ness to the following for permission to publish the illustrations 

 notiHed after their names:— Mr. W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, 

 Mich., U.S.A., Fig. 2. Mr. L Upcott Gill, London, Figs 3 

 4, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14. 78, 109. The A. I. Root Co., 

 Medina, Ohio. U 3.A., Pig. 50. The Irish Bee JourAal, Ltd . 

 Figs 74 112. and illustrations on pages 52b, 99, and 150. 



