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How^ to Invigorate the Market 320 



Preparation for Market 322 



Extracted Honey 322 



How to Tempt the Consumer 333 



Comb Honey 326 



Rules to be Observed 326 



Marketing- Bees 328 



Selling- Queens 328 



Selling Bees by the Pound 329 



Vinegar from Honey 329 



Fairs and the Market 330 



What Should we Have? 330 



Effects of Such Exhibits 331 



CHAPTER. XVn, 



Honey Plants 332 



Real Honey Dew 335 



Sweet Sap and Juices 336 



What are the Valuable Honey Plants? « 339 



Description with Practical Remarks 343 



March Plants 343 



April Plants 343 



May Plants 347 



June Plants 352 



July Plants 366 



August and September Plants 378 



Books on Botany .382 



Practical Conclusions 383 



CHAPTER XVm. 



Wintering Bees 384 



The Causes of Disastrous Wintering 384 



The Requisite to Safe Wintering— Good Food 385 



Secure Late Breeding 386 



To Secure and Maintain the Proper Temperature 387 



Box for Packing 387 



ChafE Hives 389 



Rules for their Use 390 



Wintering in Bee House 391 



Wintering in Cellar. „ 392 



Burying Bees, or Clamps 396 



Spring Dwindling » 396 



CHAPTER XIX. 



The House Apiary and Bee House» 398 



Bee Houses ». « 398 



CHAPTER XX. 

 Evils That Confront the Apiarist ■ 



