CONTENTS. « 



PACE 

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



Objects of feeding bees, 311. Precautious, 312. Spring feedine, 313. 

 Summer feeding, 3H. Autumn feeding, 313. Winte- feeding, 

 316. Feeding for comb building, 317. Feeding bees in skeps, 318. 

 Water, 319. Pollen, 320. Recipes— Sprint; and summer syrup, 321. 

 Autumn syrup, 322. L'aiidy for Winter food, 323. Flour candy, 

 324. Xaphthol Beta solution, 335. Measures, 326. 



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



Diseases, 327. Dysentery, 328. Symptoms, 329. Cause, 330. Pre- 

 Tention, 331. Treatment, 332. Paralysis, 333. Symptoms, 334. 

 Treatment, 333. Chilled brood, 336. Symptoms, 337. Cause, 338. 

 Prevention, 339. Treatment, 340. Black brood, 341. Symptoms, 

 342. Cause, 343. Treatment, 344. Pickled brood, 345. Symptoms, 

 346. Cause, 347. Treatment, 348. Foul brood, 349. Symploma, 

 350. Cause, 351. Prevention, 332. Treatment, 3*3. Early 

 .■stages — treatment with formalin, 354. Advanced stages — treatment 

 by burning, 355. Treatment by artificial swarming, 398. Re- 

 queening desirable, 357. Infected honey dangerous, 368. Disin- 

 fecting necessary. 359. " American '' and " European " Foul 

 Brood, 3S9b. '" Isle of Wight Disease," 360. DifTerential 

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

 362. Carbolic solution for disinfecting hives, 363. Carbolic 

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

 for injecting into diseased cells, 366. Formalin solution for use 

 uuder combs, 366. 



(Chapter XXX. — Enemies of Bees ... ..■ ••• 202 



Enemies. 367. Ants, 368. Birds, 369. Earwigs, 370. Mice, 371. 

 Parasites, 372. Wasps, 373. Wax moth, 374. 



Chapter XXXI.— Wintering ... ... ... 205 



Successful wintering, 375. Strong stocks, 376. Sufficient wholescnio 

 food, 377. Quiet, 378. Ventilation, 379. Damp and storms, 380. 



Chapter XXXII.— Work for the Month ... ... 208 



January to December, 381,-392. 



Chapter XXXIII. -Exhibiting and Judging Bee 210 

 Products 

 Points to be aimed at. 383. Early exhibition sections, 394. Mid- 

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

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

 Exhibition, 399. 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, 406. Vinegar 

 for Exhibition, 406. Judging Bee Products, 407. 



Chapter XXXIV.— Bee Flowers and Plants ... ... 22i 



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