CONTENTS. 



Preface 



Natural History of the Honey Bee 



Combs . . 



Bee-keeping . . 



Natural Swarming 



Artificial Swarming 



Hives . . 



Guide Combs, and Comb Foundation 



Supers and their Management 



The Honey Extractor or Slinger 



Queen Cages . . 



Feeders and Feeding 



Drone and Bee Traps 



Quieting Bees 



Foreign Bees, and the Method of Ligurianising an 

 Apiary 



Queen-breeding, and Nucleus Hives 



Driving 



Transferring Combs and Bees to Frame Hives 



Diseases and Enemies of Bees 



Ventilation of Hives 



Honey and its Sources 



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