CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER XrV.— p. 343. 

 Handling Bees. 



The Best Bee-Veil, To Quiet Bees, 

 Bellows Smoker, The Quinby 

 Smoker, To Smoke Bees, Chloro- 

 form, To Cure Stings, The Sweat 

 Theory, The Bee-Tent. 



CHAPTER XV.— p. 363. 

 Comb Foundation. 



History, American Foundation, 

 The Press for Foundation, How 

 Foundation is Made, To Secure the 

 Wax-Sheets, Use of Foundation, 

 Wired Frames, Save the Wax, 

 Methods, Wax-Press. 



CHAPTER XVI.— p. 373. 

 Marketing Honey. 



How to Invigorate the Market, 

 Preparation for Market, Extracted 

 Honey, How to Tempt the Con- 

 sumer, Comb Honey, Rules to be 

 Observed, Marketing Bees, Selling 

 Queens, Selling Bees by the Pound, 

 Vinegar from Honey, Fairs and the 

 Market, What Should We Have 1 

 Effects of Such Exhibits. 



CHAPTER XVII.— p. 389. 

 Honey-Plants. 



Real Honey-Dew, Sweet Sap and 

 Juices, What are the Valuable 

 Honey-Plants 1 Description With 

 Practical Remarks, March Plants, 

 April Plants, May Plants, June 

 Plants, July Plants, August and 

 September Plants,Books on Botany, 

 Practical Conclusione. 



CHAPTER XVIII.— p. 454. 

 Whitering Bees. 



The Causes of Disastrous Win- 

 tering, The Requisite to Safe Win- 

 tering — Good Food, Secure Late 

 Breeding, To Secure and Maintain 

 the Proper Temperature, Box for 

 Packing, Chaff Hives, Rules for 

 their Use, Wintering in Bee-House, 

 Wintering in Cellar, Burying Bees 

 or Clamps, Spring Dwindling. 



CHAPTER XIX.— p. 468. 

 The House-Api'try and Bee-House. 

 Bee-Houses. 



CHAPTER XX.— p. 473. 



JUvils that Confront the Apiarist. 



Robbing, Disease, Foul Brood, 

 Remedies, To Cure Bee-Paralysis, 

 To Cure New Bee-Diseases, Ene- 

 mies of Bees, The Bee-Moth, His- 

 tory, Remedies, The Wee Bee-Moth, 

 Remedies, Two Destructive Beetles, 

 Robber-Flies, The Stinging Bug, 

 The Bee-Stabber, Bee-Hawk, Tach- 

 ina-Fly, Bee-Louse, Ants, Florida 

 Ant, The Cow-Killer, The Praying 

 Mantis, Blister-Beetles, Wasps, A 

 Bee-Mite, Remedies, California Bee- 

 Killer, Spiders, The King-Bird, The 

 Toads, Mice, Shrews, Skunks. 



CHAPTER XXL— p. 512. 



Cale-iidar and Axioms. 



Work for Different Months, Jan- 

 uary, February, March, April, May, 

 June, July, August, September, 

 October, November, December, 

 Axioms, Glossary. 



