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Editorial — page 
Hints for March and April ... ... 67 
The Manufactured Honey Question ... 67 
Enamel Cloth Coyers ... ... 68 
Original Contributions — 
About Queens ... ... ... 68 
News prom Colonial Apiaries — 
A Suspended Apiary ... ... 69 
Our Own Apiary ... ... ... 70 
The Grampian Apiary ... ... 70 
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Extracts — page 
Brood Chambers ... ... ... 70 
Chloroform ... ... ... 72 
Use of Chloroform in Handling Bees ... 72 
A Visit to the Queen Breeder of Italy ... 73 
Some Notes about Bees and the iEstival 
Apiary ... ... ... 74 
Value of Combs ... ... ... 76 
Why some Bee Keepers prefer Blacks ... 77 
Securing Comb Honey... 77 
Kequeening after a Swarm has issued .. 78 
Beekeepers’ Calendar for March ... 78 
Fill up pars ... ... ... 78 
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