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CHAPTER rV. 



PAGE 



Products of Bees, their Origin and Function 145 



Honey 145 



Wax 160 



Pollen, or Bee Bread 169 



Propolis „ 162 



Bibliography 163 



FJLiiar II. 



THE APIARY, ITS CARE AND MANAGEMENT. 



INTRODUCTION. 



Starting an Apiary 167 



Preparation 167 



Read a good Manual 167 



Visit some Apiarist 167 



Take a College Course 168 



Decide on a plan 168 



How to Procure first Colonies 169 



Kind of Bees to Purchase 169 



In What Kind of Hives 169 



When to Purchase 170 



How Much to Pay 170 



Where to Locate 171 



CHAPTER V. 



Hives and Sections 173 



Box Hives 173 



Movable Comb Hives 174 



Early Frame Hives 175 



The Langstroth Hive 176 



Character of the Hive 178 



What Style to Adopt 180 



The Heddon Surplus Case 184 



The Cover 185 



Division Board 186 



Cloth Covers 187 



The New Heddon Hive 188 



The Frames 192 



A Block for Making Frames 195 



Cover for Frames 198 



TheHuber Hive 198 



Observatory Hive 203 



Apparatus for Procuring Comb Honey 203 



Surplus Comb Honey in Sections 203 



Requisites of Good Sections 204 



How to Place Sections in Position 206 



Sections in Frames 206 



Crates or Racks 209 



