CONTENTS 



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EOBBEE BEES. 



Bobbing 



Danger from robbing 



Strong colonies safe . . 



When necessary 



How to make sugar syrup 



Bee-feeders 



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. 135 

 . 136 

 . 137 



How to kelp a robbed colony. 

 Eobber tent 



FEEDING BEES. 



139 

 140 

 141 



How to make candy 

 Water for bees 



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. 138 

 . 138 



142 

 144 



ENEMIES OF HONEY-BEES. 



Bee-eating birds . . . . 145 



Coekroaclies, ants and spiders . . 148 

 Wax-moths . . . . . . 149 



Mice .. .. ..151 



Parasites and insect pests . . 151 

 Poisonous sprays . . . . 152 



AUTUMN. 



Foul brood . . 



How bees contract foul brood. 



How to cure foul brood 



"Black brood" .. ..158 



BEE DISEASES. 



.. 153 

 156 

 156 



Honey-dew 



Failing queens 

 Young queens 



Dysentry 



D.T. 



Spring dwindling 



Bee-paralysis 



NECTAK AND HONEY-DEW. 

 . . 163 I Nectar 



SUPEESEDING QUEENS. 



. . 166 I Good cell-builders 

 . . 168 



159 

 161 

 161 

 163 



165 



168 



SPARE COMBS. 



How to store them 



GENEEAL AUTUMN WOEK. 



Old queens and laying workers 170 Honey-mead 

 Hunting bee-trees . . . . 171 Honey-beer . . 



Making honey-vinegar . . 173 



PEEPAEATIONS FOE WINTERING. 



Protection methods . . . . 176 | Amount of winter stores 



Removing obsolete combs . . 179 j 



169 



175 

 175 



179 



WINTER. 



HEATING HONEY. 



A wholesale method . . 

 Blending honey 

 Steam for heating 

 The Pure Food Act . . 

 How to heat a small quantity 



182 

 183 

 183 

 185 

 186 



Candied honey . . . . 187 



Retailing candied honey . . 187 



How to wash tins . . . . 188 



Washing by steam . . . . 190 



