8 CONTENTS. 
Page. 
Chapter VI.— Bee pasturage 56 
Cultivation of honey plants 59 
Bees as cross fertilizers 62 
Honey and pollen producing plants 64 
Chapter VII. — Spring manipulation 69 
Transferring 71 
Queenlessness in spring 74 
Chapter VIII. — Securing surplus honey and wax 75 
Extracted honey 75 
Comb honey 79 
Putting on sections 81 
Production of wax 84 
Chapter IX. — Rearing and introducing queens 87 
Mailing queens 92 
Introducing queens 93 
Chapter X. — Increase of colonies 95 
Natural swarming 95 
Clipping queens 97 
Automatic hivers 98 
Prevention of after-swarming 98 
Artificial increase 99 
Dividing 100 
Driving or brushing 100 
The nucleus system 101 
Prevention of swarming 101 
Dequeening 102 
Requeening 102 
Space near entrances 103 
Langdon non-swarming device 104 
Selection in breeding 105 
Chapter XI.— Wintering bees 106 
Outdoor wintering 109 
Indoor wintering Ill 
Chapter XII. — Diseases and enemies of bees 112 
Diarrhea and dysentery 112 
Foul brood 112 
The wax moth 113 
Braula or bee louse 115 
Other enemies 115 
Robber flies, dragon flies, etc 115 
Ants and wasps 115 
Spiders 116 
Toads and lizards 116 
Birds 116 
Mammals 116 
Robber bees 116 
Laying workers 117 
Brief list of books and journals relating to apiculture 118 
