CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



DESTRUCTION OF THE MOTH WORM.— 129 



Borne In beat stocka 120 Moth proof hive not made. , 



Fear of the bee ISO Box for wren,. 



How destroyed 131 



IW 



185 



CHAPTER IX. 



PUTTINU ON AND TAKING OFF BOXES.— 135 



Must not be put on too early 135 



Mflkhijr holes after the hive Is full .. .137 

 Boxes may be too easy of accefls . . ..133 



A better way 139 



Advaniage of glass-boxes 139 



When to take off 140 



How to get rid of the bees 141 



Bees not disposed to sting 141 



To secure honey from worms 143 



The way the worms get In 144 



ISemedy 145 . 



CHAPTER X. 



SWARMING.— 146 



Knowledge necessary 1 16 



When swarmin;: commences U7 



Indications 113 



Care In examining hives 149 



Preparations for swarming 150 



When swarms issue 131 



Wliy drones are sometimes killed In 



spring 152 



Which bees Issue 153 



The old queen leaves. 153 



Hives should be ready. 154 



InTmedlate ini^ications of a swarin 154 



Swarm clusters 155 



How to do it 155 



All should be made to enter 159 



Carry to the stand .'. 160 



Putin movable comb hive 160 



Shade important 160 



Clustering boshes 161 



Loss by flight 162 



Nothing but hees necessary in a hive. .163 

 Do they select a home before swarm- 

 ing? .-. 164 



How far will thsy go ? 164 



One first swarm has bees enough 165 



How to keep separate tG6 



Cannot be stopped when parts are on 



th e way : 167 



How to divide 167 



Different process with movable comb- 

 hive 171 



SwaiTus sometimes return 173 



First swarms choose good weathei- 174 



Exceptions 175 



After-swarms 173 



Their size 175 



Wh en expected i75 



Piping of the Queen 176 



Variation in time of issuing 177 



How after-swarms issue... . .; 178 



Number of queens 179 



Do not always choose good weather„.179 



Go farther before alighting. 179 



Propriety of returning 180 



Moth worm troubles small colonies 181 



Uniting.... 182 



More trouble 132 



Rule ....183 



One queen destroys others 184 



CHAPTER XL 



AliTlFICIAL SWARMS.-185 



Perplexities -. .133 



Work well 186 



Do it in season 186 



First experience 186 



How to make artificial smarms 133 



Manner of placing the stands ..ISO 



Queen-cell, to introduce. . 



Operations with movable combs easy.iyi 

 One division will make drone comb.. .191 



Too many drone combs for profit 192 



Honey made in boxes in the hive 193 



Boxes transferred arid finished on an- 

 other liive 193 



,190 Time for queen to lay 103 



