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CONTENTS. 



Different qualities of honey, 



CHAPTER V. 



HONEY. 



93 Propolis, or bee-glue, 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE APIARY. 



No danger of beea returning if removed 



SUMMEK. 

 CHAPTER X. 



MANAGEMENT OF BEES. 



How to conquer bees, 

 Protection, 



-143 



144 



How to transfer, 



107 

 108 

 109 

 110 



A simple shed preferred, • - 105 

 Another method of covering, - - 106 

 Procuring bees to commence an apiary ,106 

 Kind of stocks to buy, 

 Proper size and kind of hives, 

 Transporting bees short distances. 

 Best time for transporting bees, 



CHAPTER VII. 



BEE HIYES. 

 Improved movable comb hives, * 116 Specifications, r 



Langstroth's hive, - - 116 Bill of lunvbar, - 



Harbison's improved movable comb Frames, - 



hive, 118 Phelps' movable comb hive, 



CHAPTER VIII. 



HONEY BOXES. 

 Glass boxes, r 129 The sectional honey box, - 



CHAPTER IX. 



BEE PASTURAGE. 

 Best kind of early pasturage, - t 188 Mustard and mignonette, 

 The next pasturage, - 131 .Cephalanthus, or butter-bush, 



Early summer flowers, - - - 136 Buckwheat, - 



122 

 ' 126 



127 

 • 128 



138 



• 140 



141 



CHAPTER XI. 



ARTIFICIAL SWARMS. 

 To rear queens to supply artificial Still another plan of dividing and 



swarms, 

 Making artificial swarms, 

 Another method, 



• 148 making artificial swarms, • - 155 



149 How to strengthen artificial swarms, 158 

 . 163 Plan to prevent bees leaving new col- 

 onies and returning to the old on e,160 



