1 CONTENTS. 



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Natural swarming preferred in the event of the destruction of the old queen—If 

 queen destroyed or not, casts to be expected — Treatment of casts — Feeding new 

 swarms — Supplying room — Preparing for autumnal formation of artificial stocks 

 — Removal of full bee glass — Method of forming artificial stocks — Uniting bees- 

 Treatment of them — Advantages of such stocks — Second plan for rearing artificial 

 stocks— Autumn feeding— "Winter treatment — Board-cleansing — II. Second Year 

 — Spring feeding — Spring treatment — Summer management — New method of in- 

 creasing an apiary, wholly irrespective of swarming— Artificial swarms to be mada 

 out of old straw hives — How to form one good stock out of two old ones — Renova- 

 tion of comb in boxes — Renewing colonies in a bee house by replacing old with. 

 young queens - - - - 7Si 



CHAPTER XI. 



OF FEEDING BEES: 



Top feeding preferable to feeding at bottom— Objections to Mr. Nntt's plan — Care 

 to be taken to prevent escape of heat in a hive in spring — Two kinds of feeders re- 

 commended and described — One for copious feeding in autumn — The other for par- 

 tial feeding in winter and spring — Objections to winter feeding — August or Sep- 

 tember feeding to be preferred — Food— Sugared ale— Barley sugar 



CHAPTER XII. 



OF CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS, EITHER USEFUL OR NECESSARY TO BEE MANAGEMENT. 



Zinc plate — Bee dress — Bee knife of two kinds — Weighing maohine for garden 

 hives — Conclusion - - 103 



