PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION. 



The demand for this little work having necessitated the 

 publication of a third edition, the present issue has 

 been thoroughly revised and brought up to date, and 

 a new chapter on Bee-keeping in our Colonies and in 

 hot climates has been added, by which I trust that the 

 usefulness of the book may be enhanced. 



G. GOIIDON SAMSON. 

 Church Square, 



Capetown, 1904. 



PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION. 



The first edition of this little book was published in 

 1892, and the demand for it continuing still undiminished, 

 the present edition has been again revised and brought 

 absolutely up to date, while the section on Bee-keeping 

 in the Colonies and in hot climates, as well as the 

 chapter on the Diseases of Bees, has been enlarged. 



G. GOKDON SAMSON. 

 Cannes, .Tave 19:21. 



