PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION. 



The demand for this little work having necessitated the 

 publication of a third edition, the present issue has 

 been thoroughly revised and brought up to date, and 

 a new chapter on Bee-keeping in our Colonies and in 

 hot climates has been added, by which I trust that the 

 usefulness of the book may be enhanced. 



G. GORDON SAMSON. 



Chuech Square, 

 Capb Town, S. Africa, 

 March 1907. 



