VI MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS ON APICULTURE. 
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A brief survey of Hawaiian bee keeping E. F. Phillips. . 43 
Introduction 43 
Publications on Hawaiian bee keeping 43 
Bee keepers' association 44 
Methods of management 44 
"Bee rights" 45 
Extent of the industry 45 
Sources of honey ^. 47 
Introduction of honey plants 54 
Wax production 54 
Disease survey 56 
The status of apiculture in the U"nited States E. E. Phillips. . 59 
Introduction 59 
Scope of the industry 61 
Present sources of loss 71 
The needs and possibilities of apiculture 76 
Summary 79 
Bee keeping in Massachusetts Burton N. Gates. . 81 
Historical sketch 81 
Experience of bee keepers in Massachusetts 84 
Number of colonies per bee keeper 85 
Distribution of bees in Massachusetts 86 
Increase in number of colonies 87 
Production of honey and wax 87 
Sources of honey 89 
Periods of nectar secretion in different localities 93 
Races of bees 96 
Hives 97 
Wintering 98 
Bees in greenhouses 99 
The bee market 102 
Enemies 103 
Bee diseases 105 
Bee keepers' organizations 105 
Summary 106 
A list of the more important articles on bee keeping in Massachusetts 107 
Index Ill 
