CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 

 BEEKEEPING AS AX OCCUPATION 



PACKS 



Two classes of beekeepers — Extent of beekeeping in the 

 United States and Canada — The relation of apparatus to 

 the development of beekeeping — Who should be a bee- 

 keeper ? — Beekeeping for women — Advantages in exten- 

 sive beekeeping — Where bees may be kept — Besults to 

 be expected . . . 1-21 



CHAPTEE n 



APPARATUS 



Relative importance of equipment and s kill — Apiary 

 house — Hive stands — Hives and hive parts — Equipment 

 for handling bees — Other equipment 22-33 



CHAPTER III 



THE COLONY AND ITS ORGANIZATION 



The point of view — Danger from poor work — Advan- 

 tage of experience in behavior investigation — Zoological 

 position of the honeybee — Bees not domestic animals — 

 Necessity of colonial life — Size of the colony — Types of 

 individuals in a colony — Queen — Workers — Drones — 

 Brood — Natural nest — Contents of the cells — Arrange- 

 ment of the nest — Color of the combs — Protection of the 

 nest — Comparison with stingless bees .... 34-53 



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