CONTENTS. 



rNTRODUCTION. 



PAGE 



.Who Jlay Keep Bees 1 



Specialists 1 



Amateurs 1 



"Wlio are Specially Interdicted 2 



Indacements to Bee-Keeping 2 



Recreation 2 



Profits 3 



Excellence as an Amateur Pursuit 3 



Adaptation to Women 5 



Improves the Mind and tlie Observation 7 



Yields Delicious Food 7 



Adds to the Nation's Wealth 8 



What Successful Bee-keeping Requires 8 



Mental Effort 8 



Experience Necessary 8 



Learn from Others 9 



Aid From Conventions 9 



Aid from Bee Publications 9 



American Bee Journal 9 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



Bee-Keepers' Magazine 



Bee-Keepers' Exchange 



Bee-Keepers' Guide , 



Kansas Bee-Keeper 



The California Apiarist 



Books for the Apiarist 



Langstroth on the IIoney-Bee 



tiulnby'e Mysteries of Bee-Keeping.. 



King's Text-Book 



A B C of Bee Culture 







