C ONTENTS. •■ 



PAET I. 



CHAPTER I. 

 Ob the Gonstractioii of the Bee-hive, ... 9 



CHAPTER II. 

 On Swaiming and HiTing, 18 



CHAPTER III. 

 OnYentilstiiigtheHlTe, 32 



CHAPTER IV. 

 On preventbig Bobberies, ... 81 



CHAPTER V. 

 On EqosUzing Colonies, bj; doubling, trebling, &a, . . . ■ ST 



CHAPTER VI. 

 On BemoTing Honejr, 40 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Method of compelling Swarms to make extra Queens, and keep them for 

 the use of their Owner, 44 



CHAPTER VIII. 1 



LOn supplpng Swarms with Queens, when necessar7, ^ . 48 



