Contents. xi. 



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Shall we Clip the Queen's Wing? 177 



Fertile "Workers 179 



Queen Register, or Apiary Register .'. 180 



CHAPTER X. 



Increase of Colonies .». 182 



Swarming 182 



Hiving Swarms 185 



To Prevent Second Swarms 188 



To Prevent Swarming 188 



How to Multiply Colonies with the best Results ', 189 



Divide 190 



How to Divide 192 



CHAPTER XI. 



Italians and Italianizing. 192 



The new Races of Bees 196 



What Bees shall we Keep? 196 



How to Italianize 196 



How to Introduce a Queen 196 



Valentine's Comb Stand 200 



To get our Italian Queens , 201 



To Ship Queens 202 



Vlallon Candy 203 



The Good Candy 203 



j Preparations to Ship 204 



To Move Colonies 204 



CHAPTER XII. 



Extracting, and the Extractor ; 205 



Honey Extractor 205 



Use of Extractor 208 



When to use the Extractor 209 



How to Extract 211 



To Keep Extracted Honey -. 212 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Working for Comb Honey 214 



Points to Consider 214 



To Secure Strong Colonies 214 



To avoid the Swarming Fever 215 



