PREFACE. 



(l!Y G. jr. DOOLITTLK. ) 



Immediately upon the publication of "Scientific Queen-rearing/' in 

 1889, T began woi'k upon the problem of non-swarming, either with or 

 without manipulation, putting fully as many years and as much thought 

 into this problem as I did to bring about the matter published in the queen- 

 book. It is not my intention, in this >vork, to go over all the ground "trav- 

 eled" during the past twenty-one years, used in fully perfecting the plan as 

 gi\-en in this book, as the book is written for the specialist, and particularly 

 lor one having or desiring to keep bees in out-apiai-ies. 



While the book is intended for the specialist, it is none the less desir- 

 able for the plain, e\-eryday beekeeper, with his one home apiary, or for the 

 auiateur with his five or ten colonies; and because this book is for the spe- 

 cialist in beekeeping I have not gone into first principles or the A B C of 

 our pursuit, as the specialist has passed these rudimentary thing's long ago. 

 There are plenty of good bool-;s before one and all who are desirous of 

 learning the foundation structure, therefore there is no need of repeat- 

 ing here. (The amateur should certainly procure, read and digest one or 

 more of these books upon entering the ranks of apiculture.) 



For these reasons I have "jumped right into the arena," without fear 

 or asking any favors, and told the reader, in as simple language as I 

 could, and as briefly as possible with a full understanding of the plan in 

 sight, just what was done at the twelve different visits I made to the out- 

 apiary during one year, and the results accruing therefrom ; and I do not 

 think that I have exhausted the subject, but I have given the prst principles 

 the same as I did in "Scientific Queen-rearing." While I have been dig- 

 ging out the plans as given in this book, others have been building many 

 different structures on the queen-rearing principle I gave, for which I am 

 glad", but they have not undermined the principle, nor brought it to naught. 



And now I send this non-swarming-section-honey-producing principle 

 out, expecting that others will build different structures on it; and if they 

 do, I shall be glad again. I cheerfully and freely give the principles in 

 this system to all, hoping and believing that the same will prove as efficient 

 in the hands of others as Ihey ha\e with me. 



