CONT 
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Hints for June ... ... ... 99 
The Heddon Hive ... ... ... 99 
Modern Bee Keeping— 
A Handbook for Cottagers ... .., 100 
Correspondence — 
B eekeeper’s Beport ... -j ... 102 
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Extracts — page 
The Honey Bee — Instinct and Sense ... 102 
Introduction of Queens ... ... 104 
Fertilization of Flowers ... ... 105 
Dividing Bee Swarms ... ... 105 
The Deluge of Sham Honey ... ... 106 
Nectar ... ... ... ... 107 
Bee Candy and How to Make it ... 109 
Increase, otherwise than by Natural 
Swarming ... ... ... 109 
Comb Foundation ... ... ... 110 
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