X CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIX. 



WATERING BEES. 

 Watering bees, 240 Mr. Quinby's letter on watering bees, 243 



CHAPTER XX. 



SHIPPING BEES TO CALIFORNIA. 



Shipping bees to California, - - 246 Other shipments, - - 252 



No bees in California prior to its eon- How onr first shipment was prepared, 254 



qnest by the Americans, - 249 Second shipment — how prepared, - 255 



The first stock of bees in California, 252 Peculiarities of bees in California, 259 



AUTUMN". 

 CHAPTER XXI. 



BOBBING. 



Robbing, 261 How to detect robbing, - - - 263 



Cause of robbing, - - - 262 Remedy, - - 263 



How to prevent robbing, - - 262 



CHAPTER XXII.. 



UNITING SWARMS. 

 Uniting weak swarms in the fall, - 265 To unite swarms in box liivoe, • • 266 



WINTEK. 

 CHAPTER XXIII. 



WINTERING BEES. 

 Protection, - - - 268 'Mr. -Quinby's opinion of the value of 



The invention of winter mats, 273 these winter mats, - 578 



Another method of making winter .Patent applied for, - - 278 



mats, - 275 How bees winter if left to themselves, 279 



Mode of applying them, • - -275 Best shaped hive for wintering bees in, 281 



Wintering bees in dark rooms, • 282 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



PHOFITS OP BEE KEEPING, - 383 



CHAPTER XXV. 



HONEY BEE IN CHINA, - - .... 284 



WHERE RIGHTS MAT BE OBTAINED, - - 288 



