CONTENTS 
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targe yield from Basswood, . . 96 
Garden Flowers unimportant, . 97 
Honey-dew, ... .97 
Singular Secretion, . . . .98 
Secretions of the Aphis, . . .98 
Advantages of Buckwheat, . . 101 
Amount of honey collected from 
it, 101 
Do Bees injure the crop ? . . . 102 
Are not Bees an advantage to vege- 
tation ? 103 
A test for the presence of Queen 
doubted, 106 
An extra quantity of Pollen not 
always detrimental, . . 107 
What combs are generally free 
from Bee-bread, . . . 108 
Manner of packing stores, . . 108 
Philosophy in filling a cell with 
honey, 109 
Long cells sometimes turned up- 
ward, 110 
Is a dry or wet season best for 
honey ? Ill 
How many Stocks should be kept, . 112 
Three principal sources of honey, 112 
CHAPTER V. 
WAX. 
Is Pollen converted into Wax ? . 115 
How is it obtained ? . . . 115 
Huber’s account of a commence- 
ment of comb, .... 117 
Best time to witness comb-making, 118 
Manner of working Wax, . . 119 
Are crooked Combs a disadvantage ? 120 
Uncertainty in weight of Bees, . 122 
Some wax wasted, . . . 124 
Water necessary in Comb-mak- 
ing, 124 
Remarks, . . . . . 126 
CHAPTER VI. 
PROPOLIS. 
What used for, .... 128 
Is it an elaborate or natural sub- 
stance ? 129 
Huber’s Opinion, 
Further Proof, 
Remarks, 
. 129 
. 129 
. 132 
CHAPTER VII. 
THE APIARY. 
Its location 132 
Decide Early, 133 
Bees mark their location on leaving 
the hive, 134 
Changing stand attended with 
loss, 134 
Can be taken some distance, . . 135 
Danger of setting Stocks Jpo close, 135 
Space between Hives, . . . 136 
Small Matters, .... 136 
Economy, 137 
Cheap arrangement of stands, . 138 
Canal Bottom-board discarded, . 139 
Some advantage in being near the 
earth, 139 
Utility of Bee-Houses doubted, . 141 
