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with large quantities of wax and honey in depleted colonies 

 and abandoned hives. Ants are particularly hard on weak 

 colonies and at times make inroads on populous hives. Where 

 ants are bad and serious losses occur it is best to_ protect the 

 hive by raising it on stands with metal legs which must be 

 kept coated with axle grease. The wax moth is very trouble- 

 some in neglected apiaries, going through the combs in aban- 

 doned boxes very quickly. It also occasions heavy losses 

 where empty frames are stored for future use. The spoliation 

 is not possible where the combs are cleaned up thoroughly 

 throughout the apiary and renewed with comb foundation 

 when needed again. 



BEE-KEEPING PRACTISE. 



From the data already presented anyone interested in the 

 cultivation of bees can understand the prospects in following 

 this pursuit here. Cautiousness is advised to the uninitiated 



beginner, for much 

 has to be learned 

 by e x p e r i e n c e. 

 There are many 

 good books on bee- 

 keeping which 

 would be helpful to 

 the beginner, but a 

 great deal that has 

 been written on 

 beekeeping practise 

 applies more par- 

 ticularly to bee- 

 keeping tuider con- 

 ditions quite differ- 

 ent from ours. For 

 this reason a study 

 of the methods 

 used here has been 

 made with the idea 

 of presenting them 

 to anyone taking up 

 beekeeping for the 



Root-Langsti-oth hive adapted to Hawaiian ^'"®.*. ^™^ '" ^^' 

 conditions (original). Wall. 



