CONTENTS. 



PREFACE IX-XI 



MEMORIAL OP M. QUINBT XIH 



mTRODUCTION 17 



B£B-Kbspino i The Old AND THE Nbw 17 



CHAPTER I.— The HoNBii-BEK. 



Simple Facts in Its Natural History— The Queen— Workers— Drones- 

 Construction of Comb— Gathering and Storing Pollen— Gathering 

 and Storing Honey— Propolis and Its Use— Brood Rearing When 

 it Begins— Form of the Brood-nest— Process of Egg-laying- Prep- 

 arations for Swarming— Facts and Theories Concerning Generation 

 —Fertile Worters 23-^9 



CHAPTER II.— Italian Bbes. 



Italian or Ligarian Bees — First Introduced into America— Characteristics 

 —How to Procure Italians —Color not an Absolute Test of Purity- 

 Other Varieties 39-lS 



CHAPTER III.— Sources of Hosbt. 



Sources of Pollen— Early Honey Plants— Singular Fatality Attendant on 

 Silk-weed — Basswood — Later Honey Plants— Buckwheat— Honey 

 Dew— Do Bees Injure Grain and Fruit f— Injury to Ripe Fruit— How 

 far will Bees go for Honey f — Best Season for Honey 48-66 



CHAPTER IV.— The Aplart. 



Preliminary Study — Location— Immediate Surroundings — Bee-Keeping 

 in Cities and Villages — Arrangement of the Hives- Distance Between 

 Hives- Hives should Set Level— Disadvantages of High Stands — 

 Marking the Location— Moving Bees Short Distances— Shade— Bee 

 Houses— House Apiary— When to Purchase Bees— Where to Buy- 

 Transportation Beneficial- How to Select Swarms— Expense of Bees 

 and Fixtures— Transporting Bees- Taking Bees on Shares— Financial 

 Results— Overstocking 66-87 



CHAPTER v.— CoSTBOLLiNO Bbbb. 



Their Disposltion-Smoke a Controlling Agent— Modes of Using De- 

 cayed Wood— Quinby Smoker— Means of Protection— Suitable Drees 

 for Women-^Interest Dispels Feat— Remedies for Stings 87-M 



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