LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
A CORNER IN THE BEE-GARDEN ,. 3 : . Frontispiece 
BROOD-COMB, SHOWING TWO SIZES OF CELL Facing page 24 
THE BEE-MASTER’S COTTAGE. aoe woes eee ‘ » 46 
THE WAX MAKERS . 3 ‘ F : . % » 60 
HARD TIMES FOR THE BEES . é a é FF » 86 
HONEY-COMB: ITS VARIOUS STAGES .. é » 108 
HIVING A SWARM . ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ci - w 19¢ 
I, UPWARD-BUILT COMB. , i é ‘ 3 » 152 
2. UPWARD-BUILT COMB. : F z ii » 160 
THE GUARDIAN OF THE HIVES . : F a » 176 
A NATURAL HONEY-BEE’S NEST . Se 3 in » 192 
OLD COTTAGE-RUIN, WITH RECESSES FOR 
HIVES , . Pa » 214 
