CONTENTS. 



Preface 



Natural History of the Honey Bee 



Combs . . 



Bee-keeping . . 



Natural Swarming 



Artificial Swarming 



Hives . . 



Guide Combs, and Comb Foundation 



Supers and their Management 



The Honey Extractor or Slinger . 



Queen Cages . . 



Feeders and Feeding 



Drone and Bee Traps 



Quieting Bees 



Foreign Bees, and the Methods of Ligurianizing 



AN Apiary 

 Queen-breeding and Nucleus Hives 

 Driving 



Transferring Combs and Bees to Frame Hives 

 Diseases and Enemies of Bees 

 Ventilation of Hives 

 Honey and its Sources 

 Stings 



Removing Bees 

 Preparation of Wax 

 Robbing 

 Draining Honey from the Combs, and how to make 



use of it . . 

 Recipes 



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