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».6 Care of hives during the year. Profits of bee- 
keeping. Enlargement of brood nest. Spring and autumn 
inspections. Wintering. The honey harvest. 
».60 Generalities. 
».61 Hives during llie period of wintering; during that of 
waking up; during and after tlie principal flowering 
season. 
».61I Hives during' the period of wintering. 
».6I2 Hives during the period of preparation for the harvest. 
».6121 Spring inspection. 
».fi\ii Contraction and enlargement of the brood nest. Con- 
centration of the hive's strength. Management of 
bee-hives liept wit)i view to profit. 
)).613 Hives during the principal flowering season. 
».6131 Honey harvest. 
)).614 Hives after the principal flowering season. 
».614I Wintering. 
)).62 Means of deriving profit from hives. 
)).63 Hives during the various months of 'the year, and in 
various countries. 
».631 During the months of November, December, January 
and February. 
» .6310 Generalities. 
».63H During November. 
».63U » December. 
».6313 » January. 
».6314 » February. 
».6;V2 During the months of March, April, May and June. 
».6320 Generalities. 
)).6321 During March. 
".6322 » April. 
».6323 » jVay. 
».6324 » June. 
W.633 During the months of July, August, September and 
October. 
».6330 Generalities. 
».6331 During July. 
».6332 » August. 
».6333 B September. 
».6334 » October. 
».64 Hives on scales, its significance and discussions on the 
subject. 
