INDEX OF THE CHAPTERS. 
NATURAL HISTORY OF BEES..... 
Introduction.............. 
The Races of Bees. 
The Queen Bee.. 
The Drone Bee 
Bee PV OENEr Bee. 
Proauction of Wax and Comb.. 
Pollen, or Bee-Bread........- 
Propolis, or Bee Glue....... 
‘ESTABLISHMENT OF AN APIARY.... 
Which Way Should Hives Face. : 
When to Commence. 
How Many Colonies to begin’ with 
Removing 
Buying Swarm 2 
How to Care ‘for a First Colony.- 
Share: 
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Ants in Was Apia 
Removing Propolis from Hands. 
HIVES AND SURPLUS RECEPTACLES 
Hive to Use. 
Single Comb Hone} 
One-Piece Honey 8 
Cases for Holding S: 
Making Hives and Surplus B 
PRODUCTION AND CARE OF HONEY. 
Preparation for the Market..... 
How Should Honey be Marketed 
Assort and Grade the Honey..... 
How to Get Bees out of Boxes. . 
Management of Comb Honey. 
Honey in Unglassed Sections. 
Handhing an Shipping. 
Candied Comb Hon 
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Putting the Glass in the ‘Sections 
Honey as a Commercial Product 
MANAGEMENT OF AN APIARY.... . 
Scientific Management. 
ian Bees......... 
ing the Apiary 
ntroducing a Queen.. 
nserting a Queen-Cell. 
Nucleus Colonies..... 
Dividing the Colonies. . 
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Management of an Aptary—continued. 
Swarming: ; how to Control it..... 67 
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ul 69 
\ 71 
Transferring from Box Hives.... 72 
Transferring from Frame Hives. 74 
Uniting Weak Cotonies........... 74 
Clipping the Queen’s Wing. - 
ing Out Drone Brood... 15 
Removing Bees from the Combs. 75 
Preparing Bees for Shipment.... 76 
Uniting Colonies in the Spring... 78 
How to Separate Swarms,........ 78 
Robber Bees............ + 80 
Feeding Bees. - 80 
Quieting and Handling Bees.. 82 
‘hipping and Introducing Queens 85 
Bee Dysentery.........--seceesee. OF 
Foul Brood Disease enietdewageesce: (BO 
HONEY EXTRACTOR AND ITS USE.. 89 
The Invention of the Extractor.. 89 
‘When to Use the Extractor.... . 92 
How to Extract............ serveee 93 
CoMB FOUNDATION AND ITS USE 95 
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Fastening Foundation to Frames 100 
BEE PASTURAGE A NECESSITY ...... 103 
Trees for Shade and Honey...... 104 
Plants for Field and Roadside... 108 
Plants for Honey Exclusively. 
Honey Plants for Decoration. 
The Bee of the Future.. . 
Lengthening the Bee’s Tongue. 
HONEY AND BEE SHOWS............. 135 
Exhibitions at Fairs. . 135 
Effect of Bee and Honey Shows.. 138 
THE WINTERING OF BEES.... 
Chaff Packing for Winter.. : 
Preparing Cellar for Wintering.. 144 
House for Wintering Bees........ 145 
Wintering Bees in Clamps........ 146 
GENERAL ADVICE TO BEGINNERS.. 147 
General Information Necessary 147 
Selecting a Location............., 147 
Jan foran Apiary. .. . 148 
Adopt a Standard Fram 149 
Keep an Apiary Register. 149 
Increase by Division... . 149 
Artificial Swarming 152 
+ Preparing Feed...... 153 
Quard Against Overstocking. |... 1 
Provide Continual Honey Bloom 
