CONTENTS. 



PART 



I. 







PHAR 







Page 



I. UF the Queen, Drones, 



and Workers 



X 



II. Difcoveries — - 



-— 



— 



8 



■III. The Sting of Bees 



— 



— 



12 



IV. Bee Drefs — 



— 



— 



l 9 



V. jdpiary • — 



— 



— 



22 



VI. Purchafing of Bees 



— 



— 



26" 



VII. Straiv Hives — 



— 



— 



32 



VIII. Bee Boxes — 



— ' 



— 



4* 



IX. Bee Houfe — 



— 



— 



5° 



X. Storifying — 



— 



— 



s* 



XI. Nature of Swarms 



— 



» — 



73 



XII. Hiving of ditto 



— 



— 



93 



XIII. Artificial Swarms 



— 



— » 



114 



XIV. To fecure Wild Bees 



— 



— 



117 



XV. Salvation of Bees^ 



— 



— 



122 



XVI. G/#x — 



— 



— 



126 



XVII. Deprivation, or Taking- 



■up of Bees 



— 



133 



XVIII. Pqfiurage — 



— 



— ' 



143 



XIX. if0«<?y Dews — 



— 



— 



155 



XX. Difeafes of Bees 



— 



— 



158 



XXI. 0/ #«%• — 



— 



— 



ids 







XXII. 



Thefts, 



