CONTENTS 
Page 
Memoir of Huber, 
• • 
17 
Introduction, . , 
• • 
2f 
Anatomy of the Honey-Bee, 
• • 
31 
The Senses of the Bees, . 
44 
Sight, 
44 
Feeling or Touch, . 
46 
Taste, 
48 
Hearing, 
51 
Smelling, 
55 
Functions of the Inmates of a Hive, 
60 
Functions of the Queen, 
60 
Functions of the Worker-Bee, . 
65 
Functions of tho Male or Drone, 
70 
Tlio Impregnation of the Queen-Bee, 
73 
Retarded Impregnation, . 
74 
Of the Brood, 
76 
Tho Conversion of tho Larva of a 'Worker into a Queen, 
88 
The Architecture of Bees, 
09 
The different Substances found in a 
Hive, 
viz. Honey, 
Wax, Farina, and Propolis, 
113 
The Formation of Swarms, 
134 
Tho Diseases and Enemies of Bees, 
147 
Enemies of Bees, 
149 
Practical Management, . 
157 
The Apiary, 
157 
Hives, 
166 
Straw Hives, 
167 
Wildman’s Storied Straw Hive, 
16ft 
