xxii CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



PAGE 



The Frame-hive and the Principles of its Con- 

 struction 133 



The Frames and their Use— Comb Foundation, how it is made 

 and its Use — What is essential in a good Hive — Home- 

 made Hives — Examples of Ingenuity. 



CHAPTER XXXII. 

 Advantages of the Frame-hive . ... 141 



Interchange of Frames — Introduction of young Queens — Ex- 

 traction of Honey — Increase of Colonies — Enemies de- 

 stroyed — Something about Bee-veils and Smokers, 



CHAPTER XXXIII. 

 Super honey and the Extractor .... 146 



Bees will swarm unless they have Plenty of Room — Sections 

 and Supers how prepared and placed on the Hive — Supers 

 filled and refilled — The Extractor, its Construction, Use, 

 and Principle. 



CHAPTER XXXIV. 

 More about Swarms and Casts 152 



' A Swarm in May worth a load of Hay ' — Second Swarms or 

 Casts — When and how brought about, and how controlled 

 — The Combat of Queens — Note by the Rev. George 

 Raynor. 



CHAPTER XXXV. 



The Busy Bee-keeper in Summer, Autumn, and 



Winter 156 



The Bee-keeper in Summer — The Quantity of Honey to be 

 obtained from well-managed Hives — Note by Thomas W. 

 Cowan, Esq. — The Bee-keeper in Autumn — The Operation 

 of 'Driving' and its Use — The Bee-keeper at rest in 

 Winter. 



