CONTENTS. 



XI 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Honey-dew 29 



CHAPTER IX. 



Wax, 30 



The product ofbees, 30 



How much honey is consumed 

 to make lib. of wax? 30 



CHAPTER X. 



Bee-bread, 32 



Too much collected, 33 



CHAPTER XI. 

 Propolis and water 33 



PAET SECOND. 



PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT. 



CHAPTER XII. 



The apiary 36 



How far should hives be oif the 



ground? 37 



How far asunder? 38 



Bee-houses, 39 



CHAPTER XUI. 



The pasturage of bees, 39 



Much honey uagathered, 40 



Can a parish be OTerstocked ? .. 40 



AU localities not equally good, 40 



Honey-plants, 40 



Rich soil better than poor, 43 



Exposed and sheltered pasture, 44 



How far will bees go for honey ? 44 



Short journeys desirable, 44 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Hives, 45 



Agriculture and horticulture, . . 45 



Apiculture has loitered, 45 



Facts and figures, 46 



Successful management at Car- 

 luke, 47 



Mr Reid's letters, 47 



English bee-keepers far behind, 48 



Large hives, 60 



The materials of hives, 52 



Straw hives best, 52 



The quackery of new inven- 

 tions, 53 



Improvements and success, 64 



Shapes and sizes, 55 



The bar-frame hives, 58 



The American sUnger, 58 



The advantages and disadvan- 

 tages of bar -frame hives, 59 



Comb-knives, 60 



Bar-frame hives should be made 



of straw, 60 



The quilt, 60 



Guide-combs, 61 



Cross-sticks, 61 



The unicomb hive, 63 



CHAPTER XV. 



Boards, 63 



The door of the hive, 64 



CHAPTER XVI. 

 Covers for hives, 65 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 Stings, 66 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

 Fumigation, 68 



