vi Preface. 



very poor work was done, so that the impressions of the 

 last three editions have been far from satisfactory. This- 

 has led me to wholly revise the present edition. In doing- 

 this I have thought it wise to add largely, especially to the- 

 scientific portion, as the intelligence of our bee-keepers- 

 demands the fullest information. I have thus added one: 

 hundred and fifty pages and more than thirty illustrations.. 

 All this has involved so much expense that I am forced,, 

 though very reluctantly, to increase the price of the work.. 



I am glad to welcome advertisers, as I can thus afford 

 the book at a less price; and as I only admit advertisements, 

 from those whom I know to be reliable, this makes the 

 book more valuable. 



As our bee-keepers know, I have permitted wide use of 

 the illustrations prepared expressly for this work, believing- 

 heartlly in the motto "greatest good to the greatest number;" 

 so I have drawn widely from others. Of the cuts used the- 

 following were prepared expressly for this v^'ork: i, 3, 5^ 

 6, 8, 9, 10, 25, 26, 27, 31, 35, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49,. 

 50, 51. 54) 55) 56, 61, 65, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 78, 79, 81, 88,. 

 9')93)96) iH) 118, 125, 126, 140, 141, 143, 145, 146, 147, 

 .148, 149, 150, 151, 153, 154, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161,. 

 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 168, 170, T71, 175, 176, 177, 178^ 

 179, 180, 181, 186, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195,. 

 i97> 199) 2°°) 2°'') 2°^) 203) 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 



210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 318, 219, 220, 22I„ 



and 222. The following were copied for this work, often 

 with some change, from Schiemenz: 11, 21, 37,40,41; 

 from Duncan: 2, 8, 16, 18, 24, 28, 30, 53; from Wolff: 15,. 

 21,36,39; from Leuckart: 23,33,34; from Cheshire: 14, 

 2o;fromGegenbower: 13, 14; from Gray: 144, 148; from 

 Riley: 143, 196; from Swammerdam: 12; from Dujardin: 

 17; from Packard: 19; fromOirard: 38; from Neighbor:: 



