8 CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Chapter VI.— Bee pasturage 56 



Cultivation of honey plants 59 



Bees as cross fertilizers 62 



Honey and polleu producing plants 64 



Chapter YII. — Spring manipulation 69 



Transferring 71 



Chapter VIII. — Securing surplus honey aud wax 75 



Extracted honey 75 



Comb honey 79 



Putting on sections 81 



Production of wax 84 



Chapter IX. — Rearing and introducing queens 87 



Mailing queens 92 



Introducing queens 93 



Chapter X. — Increase of colonies 95 



Natural swarming 95 



Clipping queens 97 



Automatic hivers 98 



Prevention of after-swarming 98 



Artificial increase 99 



Dividing 100 



Driving or brushing 100 



The nucleus system 101 



Prevention of swarming 101 



Dequeening 102 



Requeeniug 102 



Space near entrances 103 



Langdou non-swarming device 104 



Selection in breeding 105 



Chapter XI. — Wintering bees 106 



Outdoor wintering 109 



Indoor wintering Ill 



Chapter XII.— Diseases and enemies of bees 112 



Diarrhea and dysentery 112 



Fonl brood 112 



The wax moth 113 



Braula or bee louse 115 



Other enemies 115 



Robber flies, dragon flies, etc 115 



Ants and wasps 115 



Spiders 116 



Toads and lizards 116 



Birds 116 



Mammals 116 



Robber bees - - . 116 



Laying workers 117 



Brief list of books and j ournals relating to apiculture 118 



