Index to Chapters. 



Introduction 4 



Care of Bees in Winter 5 



Securing Workers for the Harvest 8 



Bee Hives and their Characteristics ii 



Honey Boards 15 



Sections and Their Adjustment on the Hives i? 



Varieties of Bees i9 



Introducing Queens 21 



Planting for Honey ." 25 



Specialty Versus Mixed Bee-Keeping 27 



The Arrangement of Hives and Buildings 29 



Separators 31 



Increase, its Management and Control 33 



Shade for Bees 34 



Contraction of the Brood IS est 37 



Hiving Bees 39 



Foul Brood 43 



The Use and Abuse of Comb Foundation 46 



Queen Rearing 49 



How to Produce Good Extracted Honey 54 



"Feeding Back" 56 



From the Hive to the Honey Market 61 



Marketing of Honey 65 



Migratory Bee-Keeping 68 



Out- Apiaries 70 



Apiarian Exhibits at Fairs 72 



Relation of Food to the Wintering of Bees 75 



Out-Door Wintering 77 



Ventilation of Bee Cellars 79 



Relation of Moisture to the Wintering of Bees 80 



Influence of Temperature in Wintering Bees 82 



Comforts and Conveniences in the Apiary 85 



Mistakes in Bee-Keeping 87 



