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CONTENTS. 



The Irishman's secret, 68 



Old corduroy, 68 



Nothing else necessary, 69 



CHAPTEE XIX. 



Swarming and non-swarroing,.. 70 

 Can swarms and honey he ob- 

 tained from hives the same 



season? 70 



Swarming system best, 71 



Reasons given 71 



Which system yields most su- 

 pers ? 74 



Great success of Mr Fox, 75 



His magniiicent supers, 76 



His adjusting principle, 76 



CHAPTER XX. 



Supers and supering, 77 



Straw, wood, and glass supers, 77 

 The art of supering unfolded, 78 

 Assisting hees to flU large su- 

 pers, 79 



No doors in supers, 82 



Cutting supers off, 83 



CHAPTER XXI. 



Ekes, 84 



Better for getting agreat weight 



of honey than supers, 84 



They prevent swarming 84 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Nadirs, 85 



Used when both honey and 

 stocks are sought from the 



swarms of the current year, 86 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



Artiiicial swarming 87 



Probably invented by Bonner, 87 



Invaluable 87 



Easily performed, 87 



How? 87 



Prevents waste of time, 88 



Can be performed at any hour, 89 

 How to know when hives are 



ready for swarming, 90 



Wliere to place swarms, 91 



Bee-barrow, 92 



Vacant thrones, 93 



Successors provided 93 



A little difficulty with second 



swarms, 94 



Surplus queens, 95 



Very useful in many ways^. ... 95 

 How to find the queens in a 



swarm, 97 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



Natural swarming, 98 



Time of swarming, 98 



Small hives cluster before, 98 



Large hives seldom cluster, ... 98 



Miscarriages, 99 



Their cause, 99 



The hiving of swarms, 100 



Artificial thunder and rain, ... 101 



Fugitive swarms, 101 



Cannot be stopped, 101 



American swarm-catcher, 102 



Third and fourth swarms, 103 



Conflict of queens, ....> 103 



Eegicidal knots, 103 



The loss of queens, 104 



Making good the loss, 104 



Virgin swarms, 105 



CHAPTER XXV. 



Turnouts, 106 



New honey, 106 



CHAPTEE XXVI. 



Feeding jog 



Bad seasons 109 



Disappointment of beginners, 109 

 Success is certain to the per- 

 severing, 109 



The profits of bee-keeping dur- 

 ing the last five years, 110 



The author's profits since 1870, 110 



