Contents. xiii. 



CHAPTER XVII. 



PAGE, 



Honey Plants 249 



Beal Honey Dew 252 



Sweet Sap andjuiees 253 



What are the Valuable Honey Plants? 254 



Description with Practical Remarks 258 



March Plants 259 



April Plants 259 



May Plants 261 



June Plants 266 



July Plants 278 



August and September Plants 288 



Books on Botany 291 



Practical Conclusions 291 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Wintering Bees 293 



The causes o( Disastrous Wintering 293 



The Requisite to Safe Wintering— Good Food 294 



Secure Late Breeding 295 



To Secure and Maintain the Proper Temperature 296 



Box for Packing '.. 296 



Chaff Hives 298 



Rules for Their Use 299 



Wintering in Bee House 300 



Wintering in Cellar 301 



Burying Bees, or Clamps 303 



Spring Dwindling 304 



CHAPTER XIX. 



The House Apiary and Bee House 305 



Bee Houses 305 



CHAPTER XX. 



Evils That Confront the Apiarist 308 



Robbing 308 



Disease 309 



Foul Brood 309 



Remedies 311 



Enemies of Bees ., 312 



The Bee Moth : 312 



History 315 



Remedies 316 



