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Preface ..... 

 Introduction .... 



BEE-CULTURE AS A PROFESSION 

 Enter some Well-Established Apiary . 

 To Obtain the Necessary Materials 

 The Choice of Location . 

 Grow Suitable Crops 



What Amount of Capital should be Invested 

 Estimated Expenses for First Two Years 

 Number of Colonies 

 Average Yields per Hive 

 What Kind of Honey to Produce 

 One Point of the Greatest Importance . 

 Bees Moved in April 

 Sale of Bees and Queen 

 The Manufacture of Appliances 



BEE-KEEPING FOR RECREATION 



Keep a few Colonies at great advantage to Health 



HOW TO HANDLE BEES . 

 Why Clustering Swarms do not Sting 

 To Drive Bees .... 

 Bumping — Throwing 



Manipulating Bees in Frame-Hives — Uniting 

 Agents used in Quieting Bees . 

 Gloves — Veils .... 



THE ECONOMY OF THE HIVE . 

 Substitute for Pollen ; Water Supply, &c. 

 Young Bees take their Share of Work , 

 Make up for Continued Wear and Tear 



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