X CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIX. 



WATERING BEES. 

 Watering bees, ... - 240 Mr. Quinby's letter on watering bees, 243 



CHAPTER XX. 



SHIPPING BEES TO CALIFORNIA. 



Shipping bees to California, - - 246 Other shipments, - - - - 252 



No bees in California prior to its con- How our first shipment was prepared, 254 



quest by the Americans, - - 249 Second shipment — how prepared, - 255 



The first stock of bees in California, 252 Peculiarities of bees in California, 259 



AUTUMN. 

 CHAPTER XXI. 



ROBBING. 

 Robbing, - - - - - 261 How to detect robbing, - - - 263 



Cause of robbing, .... 262 Remedy, ------ 263 



How to prevent robbing, - 262 



CHAPTER XXII. 



UNITING SWARMS. 

 Uniting weak swarms in the fall, - 265 To unite swarms in box hives, - - 266 



WINTER. 

 CHAPTER XXIII. 



WINTERING BEES. 



Protection, 268 Mr. Quinby's opinion of the value of 



The invention of winter mats, - 273 these winter mats, - - - 278 



Another method of making winter Patent applied for, - - - 278 



mat3 ' 275 How bees winter if left to themselves, 279 



Mode of applying them, - - -275 Best shaped hive for wintering bees in, 281 



Wintering bees in dark rooms, - 282 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



PROFITS OF BEE KEEPING, 



CHAPTER XXV. 



HONEY BEE IN CHINA, 



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284 



WHERE RIGHTS MAY BE OBTAINED, 



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