TO THE 



REVEREND L. L. LANGSTROTH, 



THE 

 INVENTOR OF THE MOVABLE FRAME HIVE, 



THE 



EUBER OP AMERICA, AND ONE OP THE GREATEST 



MASTERS OF rURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE, AS 



RELATING TO APICULTURE, IN THE WORLD; 



THIS MANUAL IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED 



r,Y 

 THE AUTHOR. 



