CONTENTS. 



Chaptee I. 

 NATUEAL HISTORy OF THE HONEY BEE. 



The Internal Economy of the Beehiye — The Workers— The Drones 

 — The Qaeen — Fertile Workers ... .pp. 1— S 



Chaptee II. 



SWARMS AND SWARMING. 



When Breeding Begins — Swarming — Appearance of a Hive before 

 Swarming — Second Swarms and Oasts , pp. 9 — 11 



Chapter III. 



THE VARIOUS RACES OP BEES. 



The English Bee— The Italian or Ligurian Bee — The Carniolan 

 Bee — The Syrian Bee — The Cyprian Bee — The South African 

 Bee — Crossbred Bees, Italian Hybrids, Carniolan Hybrids — 

 The Syrio-Carniolan Bee, a, Model Bee — The "Golden Italian" 

 Bee .... pp. 12—15 



Chaptee IV. 

 HIVES. 



The Straw Skep — The Bar-frame Hive — Bar Frames^Metal Ends 

 —The Floor Board— The Body Hive— The Entrance, and 

 Entrance Contractors — The I'orch — Dummy or Division 

 Boards — The Roof — Position of Frames — The Size of the 

 Hive — Doubling Boxes — Removable Walls — Quilts pp. 16—23 



