PREFACE. 



T N placing this work before the reader, it has been 

 the Author's intention to adhere strictly to the 

 Science of Practical Bee-keeping, and to refer to the 

 natural history of Bees only in so far that the one 

 cannot be separated from the other to secure correct 

 management. Those wishing to study the complete 

 Anatomy and Physiology of these wonderful little 

 insects, cannot do better than secure the works of 

 Cheshire, Cowan, or Cook. 



With few exceptions, the instructions contained 

 herein will be confined to the Author's^ own experience, 

 which has extended over twenty years of close obser- 

 vation. The reader will therefore have the benefit of 

 a lengthened and varied experience, and by following 

 one recognized system, there will be little possibility 

 of the novice being confused by the usual multiplicity 

 of ideas upon any one subject. The exceptions will be 



