x. CONTENTS. 
—Respiratory Organs—Air-Sacs of Bees—The Head—The Byes 
—The Mouth—The Antennz—Senses of Hearing and Smelling— 
The Wings—The Legs—The Honey Sac—The Sting—Repro- 
ductive Organs of Queen—Parthenogenesis—Dzierzon Theory — 
Development from Egg to the Bee—Fertile Workers—Relation of 
Bees to Flowers os ie 40—79 
CHAPTER IV. 
WHAT BEES COLLECT, AND WHAT THEY PRODUCE. 
Honey—Nectar of Blossoms—Adulteration of Honey—Honey - Dew— 
Wax—Bees Wasting Wax—HExtravagant Waste of Wax—Method 
of rendering Wax — Comb, how constructed—Advantages of 
the hexagonal form of Cells—Pollen and Bee-Bread—Artificial 
Pollen—Propolis a oe sa 80—98 
CHAPTER V. 
THE APIARY. 
Location—General Arrangement—Shade—Water—Area of Ground— 
Arrangement of Hives—Extracting House and Honey Store— 
Workshop and Hive Store —Fumigating House — Stocking ti.e 
Apiary—Moving Hives—House Apiary ... as 99—110 
CHAPTER VI. 
HIVES, FRAMES, AND SECTION BOXES. 
Movable Comb Hives—Choice of a Hive—An ideal Hive—Various 
forms now in use—The Langstroth Hive—General Description 
—Instructions for making—Body of Hive—Bottom Board— 
Alighting Board — Cover — Half-Story Hives — Hive Cramp — 
Nucleus Hive—Observatory Hive—Timber for Hive-making— 
Painting Hives—Frames--Narrow or brood Frames—Broad, or 
Section Frames—Half-story Frames—Frame Form—Number of 
Frames to a Hive—Mats for covering Frames—Section Boxes— 
Requisites_of good Sections—To Make sections—One Piece 
Sections— Putting dovetailed Sections together—Clinching the 
Dovetails— Separators — Dispensing with Separators — Section 
Racks and Cases—The Heddon Section Case—Honey Boards — 
How to construct Honey Boards and Section Cases 1ll1—144 
