CONTENTS 



Chapter I— INTRODUCTORY 13 



Beginnings of Outapiaries. 

 Dependent upon the Alan. 

 Prime Requisites. 



Chapter II— CHOOSING A GENERAL LOCATION 17 



Desirable Place to Live. 

 Honey and Pollen. 

 Overstoclcing. 

 No Foulbrood. 

 Nearness to Market. 



Chapter III— SELECTING APIARY SITES 25 



Distance Apart. 



Honey Flora. 



Good Roads. 



High Ground. 



Wind Breaks. 



Shade. 



Other Considerations. 



Chapter IV— BASIS OF PLACING THE APIARY . 3.3 



Owner Xot Renter. 

 Rental Price. 

 Bees On Shares. 



Chapter V— THE APIARY ITSELF 39 



Arrangement. 



Number of Colonies-Overstocking. 



Decoy Hives. 



Watering places. 



Wax Extractors. 



Fire. 



Extra Supplies. 



Chapter VI— GENERAL SYSTEMS OF MANAGEMENT Al 



Permanent Ajiiary. 

 Migratory Beekeeping. 

 Central Plant. 

 Keeping Records. 



Chapter yil— WINTER AND SPRING WORK .53 



First Examination. 



Second Examination. 



Drone Layers and Queenlessness. 



Feeding and Spring Dwindling. 



Building LTp — Stimulative Feeding. 



Foulbrood. 



Hospital Yard. 



