

THE 



HIVE AND THE HONEY-BEE; 



WITH 



PLAIN DIRECTIONS 



OBTAINING A CONSIDERABLE ANNUAL INCOME FROM THIS 

 BRANCH OF RURAL ECONOMY. 



TO WHICH IS ADDED, 



AN ACCOUNT OP THE DISEASES OF BEES, 



WITH THEIR REMEDIES. 



REMARKS AS TO THEIR ENEMIES, AND THE BEST MODE OF 

 PROTECTING THE BEES FROM THEIR ATTACKS. 



BY 



H. D. KICPIAKDSOlSr, 



Author of "The Horse," "Domestic Fowl," "The Pests of the Farm/ 

 "The Hog," etc., etc. 



WITH ILLUSTRATIONS ON WOOD. 



NEW YORK: 



C. M. SAXTON, 



AGRICULTURAL BOOK PUBLISHER. 

 1852. 



