CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1383 



Locality 1384 



Locating an apiary 1386 



Apparatus 1387 



Hives 1387 



Queen excluder 1390 



Bee escape 1391 



Smokers 1391 



Veils 1392 



Hive tool 1393 



Feeders 1393 



Wheelbarrow 1394 



Automobile 1394 



The colony, the unit of the apiary 1394 



The queen 1395 



The worker bees 1396 



The drones 1397 



Races of bees 1399 



Manipulation 1400 



Introducing queens 1402 



Feeding 1406 



Comb f oimdation 1407 



Swarming 1408 



Artificial increase 1410 



Products of the honey bee 1411 



Shall the beekeeper produce comb or extracted honey? 1414 



Comb honey production 1415 



The production of extracted honey 1417 



Marketing 1421 



Wintering 1422 



Enemies of bees 1424 



Diseases of bees 1426 



Laws relating to diseases among bees 1432 



Laws relating to weights and measures affecting the sale of honey 1434 



Spraying fruit trees when in bloom 1439 



Literature on beekeepuig 1440 



Beekeepers' organizations 1442 



Bee inspectors and their territory 1445 



Census report on status of beekeeping in New York State 1446 



ADDRESSES 

 The Italian Bee as a Factor in the Extermination of European Foul Brood, 



W. D. Wright 1493 



Swarming and Its Control, R. F. Holterman 1496 



Introducing Queens With the " West " Cage, N. D. West 1499- 



Which is the Most Profitable, the Production of Comb or Extracted Honey? 



Geo. B. Howe 1501 



The Production of Extracted Honey, R. H. Holtermannn 1503 



Marketing Extracted Honey, Geo. B. Howe 1507 



Combining Beekeeping and Farming, J. R. Snyder 1510 



Beekeeping as a Side-issue in the Profession, Rev. I. V. Lobdell 1512 



An Easy Way to Raise a Few or Many Good Queens, H. L. Case 1515 



Beekeeping as an Avocation for Women, Hettie E. Hoffman 1518 



Beekeeping for Women, Mrs. C. D. Miner 1524 



Wintering Bees in the Cellar, N. D. West 1525 



Wax Production, Charles Stewart 1528 



Regulating Prices of Honey, W. D. Wright 1530 



Index 1533 



