CONTENTS. 



Chaptek II. 



Chapter III. 



Chapter IV. 

 Chapter V. 



Chapter VI. 



Chapter I. Introduction. 



Who may keep 1)868? 



Inducements to bee keeping. 



What success demands of the Apiarist. 

 The Bee's Place in the Animal Kingdom. 



The Branch of the Honey Bee. 



The Class of the Honey Bee. 



The Order of the Honey Bee. 



The Family of the Honey Bee. 



The Genus of the Honey Bee. 



The Species of the Honey Bee. 

 Natural History of the Honey Bee. 



The ISTeuter Bees. 



The Drone Bees. 



The Queen Bee. 

 Swarming, or natural method of increasing Colonies. 

 The Products of Bees. 



Honey. 



Wax. 



Comh. 



Pollen. 



Propolus. 

 Eaces of Bees, 



Egyptian. 



German, or Black. 



Italian, or Ligurian. 

 Chapter VII. Requirements of successful Apiculture. 



Must Secure Natural Swarms. 



Empty cells demanded. 



Honey extractor. 



Continuous breeding. 



Feeding. 



Colonies never without queens. 



Hearing queens. 



Nuclei. 



Dividing colonies, or making artificial colonies. 



Handling Bees. 



Bee Veil. 



To Quiet Bees. 



Quinby Smoker. 



Room for Storing. 



Surplus Comb Honey. 



Position of Hive. 



Honey Plants. 



Wintering. 



Foul Brood. 



Italian Bees. 



