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Bee keeping in Massachusetts 81-109 



apiaries, number and size 83-84 



articles thereon 107-109 



bee diseases 23-32, 104-105 



bees in cucumber greenhouses 99-102 



colonies per bee keeper 84, 86 



increase in number 87 



conventions 105 



distribution of bees 86-87 



early records 81-83 



enemies of bees . . . . . 203-104 



experience of bee keepers 84-85 



historical sketch 81-84 



hives used *. 97-98 



honey production 87-89 



sources 89-93 



instruction in bee keeping 105 



market for bees 102-103 



organizations of bee keepers 105 



pasturage, extent and capabilities 89 



periods of nectar secretion in different localities. 93-96 



queen trade 103 



races kept 96-97 



status 23-24 



summary 106-107 



wax production 89 



wintering methods 98-99 



mortality 99 



United States 59-80 



associations, number 69 



breeders of queens, number 69 



colonies, number and value, June 1, 1900 63 



per farm - - 60, 79 



honey production, average annual value 61, 79 



imports and exports of honey and wax 64-68, 79 



journals, number , 69 



loss, sources - 71-76 



needs 76 



possibilities 76 



production of honey and wax, 1840-1900 62-63 



scope 61-71 



statistics of Twelfth Census 62-63 



summary - 79-80 



wax production, average annual value. . . . . . 61, 79 



introduction of Langstroth hives - 83 



origin of industry in United States 81-82 



winter losses 72 



keepers, amateur versus experienced, in Massachusetts 85 



professional 60-61, 80 



association in Hawaii 44 



associations in Massachusetts. 105 



United States, number 69 



years experience in Massachusetts. 84-85 



