TO THB 



REVEREND L. L. LANGSTROTH, 



THE 



INVENTOR OF THE MOVABLE FRAME HIVE, 



THE 



IIUBER OF AMERICA, AND ONE OF THE GREATEST 



MASTERS OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE, AS 



RELATING TO APICULTURE, IN THE WORLD, 



THIS MANUAL IS GRATEFULLY 



DEDICATED 



BY 



THE AUTHOR. 



