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CHAPTER V. 



Management of Bees. — How to quiet Bees. — Transferr- 

 ing Bees from Skeps to Bar-frame Hives. — Stocking 

 Hives from 'Condemned Bees,' i.e. those which 



WOULD have been DESTROYED BY THEIR OWNERS IN 



taking THE Honey, 50 



CHAPTER VI. 



Management in Bar-frame Hives. — ' Spring Cleaning ' 

 of Hives. — Artificial Swarming. — Prevention of 

 Swarming. — Taking Honey. — Queen Rearing. — 

 Uniting Weak Stocks. — Feeding and Wintering 

 Bees. — Packing and Removing Bees, . . 55 



CHAPTER VII. 



Some Difficulties, and How to Overcome Them. — 

 Robber-bees. — Enemies of Bees : Wax Moths, Mice, 

 ETC. — Diseases of Bees. — How to Deal with Acci- 

 dents arising from Bees, .... .66 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Preparation of Honey for the Market. — Cleaning 

 Sections, and Glazing where Required. — Extract- 

 ing Honey. — Extracting Wax. — Sale of Honey and 

 Wax, 77 



