X TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Movable Come-Hivbs —282. Used in Greece more than 100 years a<ro. 

 283. Thesnccessof Dzierzon. -84 The Hnber hive a85. Improved in 

 America. 286. Snspeudert frame hives 287. The superiority of the 

 Langstroth hiie. 288 Modesty of the Inventor. 289. The Berlepsch 

 hive. 290. Both having their partisans 291 . Disadvantages of the Ber- 

 lepschhive. 292 Will yield to the Langstroth . •.; 9. t. Advantages of the 

 movable ceiling. 291 A standard frame hinders progress 293. Success 

 of American bee-oultnre. .96. Progress in mO years. '.^97. Gravenhorst 

 hive. 298. Diversity of sizes 299. The frames useil in America. 300. 

 Is one better than another ? 301 . Which is the best shape for frames ? 

 302. Objection to two stories in brood chamber. 303 Square frames 

 objectionable. 301. Deeper frames more so yet. 305. Superiority of 

 Langstroth and Quinby frames. 306 Beware of excess. 307. Experi- 

 ments. 308 Number of frames. 309 Why limit the laying? 310. 

 How many cells are necessary in a good hive? 311. ( omparison of 

 frames. 312. Fisures cannot lie. 313. Large hives can be reduced. 

 314 Excessive swarming. 315. Improving bees. 3t6. Distance be- 

 tween frames . 317. Increased distance preferable. 318. Straight combs. 

 319. How secured. 320. Standard Langstroth franne 321. Stronger 

 top and Ijottom bars. 332. Regularity of outside measure. 323. Wide 

 top bars detrimental. 321. .Simplicity frame. 325. Tin corners. 326 

 The Quinby frame. 327 Slanting bottom 328. Frames pei-pendicular 

 to the entrance 329 The first Lang.«troth hive. 3S0. The glass dis- 

 carded 331. The honey board. 332. The bottom board. :t33. Venti- 

 tilation. 334. How give.i. 335. Prevents clustering outside 336. 

 Ventilation controlled. 337. Bees propolizini^ small holes. 338. The 

 portico. 3:19. Entrance blocks. 340. The hive we prefer. 341. Its 

 success in Europe. 343. Encased bottom. 343. Apron. 344. Movable 

 l)Ottom lioard. 345. Doubl ■ thickness of the back 346. Space around 

 the frames. 347. Spacing wire. 348. Height of entrances. 349. 

 Division board. 350. Space under It, and how made. 351. Strip to 

 widen the projection of the rabbet. 352. Enamel cloth. 353. Straw 

 mat. 354, Upper story ."i55. Caps 356. Painting hives. 357. 

 Numbering hives. 358 Reware of patents. 359. Material for 

 hives. 360. Circular saws. 361. Filing the saws 362. Boardswarp- 

 ing. 363 Chaff hives. 364. Ventilation considered a;,'ain. 365 Bees 

 ventilating inside. 366. Pure air indispensable. 367. Effect of want of 

 air. 368. Suffocation. 369. Combs melting 370. The result. 371. 

 Combsof honey melting first. 372. Bees our models. 373. Pure air in 

 our dwellings. 



Obskhvisg Hives.— 374. Very interesting. 375. Useful. 376. How im- 

 proved. 377. Parlor observing hive. 



Chaptkr v. — Handling Bees. 



378. The honey-bee capable of being tamed 379. Peaceable when laden 

 with honey. 380. Peaceable when swarming. 381. When frightened. 

 382. The smokers— how to manage them. 383. Apifuge. 3S4. Car- 

 bolized sheet. 385. Magnetizin-; bees. 386. Bee-veiL 387. Gloves, 

 38H. Woolen clothes objectiona'ile. 3S9. Smoke not always necessary! 

 390. Cyi riana difacult to subdue. 1591. Bees quietest at rold^day. 39)}! 



