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INDEX. 113 
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Bee keeping in Massachusetts 81-109 
apiaries, numberand 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 80-87 
early records 81-83 
enemies of bees .'03-104 
experience of bee keepers 81-85 
historical sketch 81-84 
hives used 97-98 
honey production 87-89 
sources 89-93 
instruct ion 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. 93-9G 
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 
( ii lied .States, mi in her 69 
years experience in Massachusetts 84-85 
