CONTENTS. 
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Chapter I. — Classification of tlie honey bee 11 
The different species and races 11 
Common East Indian honey bee, Apis indica 12 
Tiny East Indian honey bee, Apis florea L3 
Giant East Indian honey bee, Apis dor sat a- 13 
Common hive or honey bee, Apis mellifera 15 
Cyprians 15 
Italian s 16 
Carniolans 17 
German, common black or brown bees 18 
Chapter II. — Kinds of bees composing a colony — Bee products and descrip- 
tion of combs — Development of brood 19 
Kinds of bees in a colony 19 
Bee products and organs used in their preparation 21 
Nectar and honey 22 
Propolis 21 
Bee poison and the sting 24 
Water 25 
Silk 25 
Wax 23 
Combs 26 
Development of brood 28 
The worker 29 
The drone 30 
Chapter III. — Quieting and manipulating bees 31 
Chapter IV. — Establishing an apiary : Time — Selecting hives of bees— Mov- 
ing bees — Selection of site 35 
Selection of stocks 35 
Moving bees 37 
Selection of site 38 
Chapter V.— Hives and implements 40 
Hives 40 
Implements 47 
Bee smokers 17 
Veils 18 
Honey extractors and honey knives 49 
Wax extractors 50 
Queen introduciug-cages 50 
Bee feeders 51 
Section folders 53 
Bee escapes 
Foundation fasteners ,vj 
Comb-foundation machines 54 
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