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CONTENTS. 
Effects of Snow considered, . 3)9 
Slocks to be protected on some oc- 
casior18 . ■ ■ . .350 
Do the Bees eat more wnen allowed 
to come out occasionally in Win- 
ter? . 
CHAPTER XXIII. 
SAGACITY OP BEES. 
Are not Bees directed alone bv in- , 
e ,n Mending broken Combs, 
stinct? 
WJiat they do with Propolis, 
. 353 
. 353 
, ri . - - -> • • -354 
Making passages to every part of 
their Combs, , . # gg- 
chapter XXIV. 
STRAINING nONEY AND WAX 
Methods^f ^emoeing Combs from Different mode, of straining Honey, 358 
■ • • 367 Getting out Wax— diflfcront motlsAs*. Don 
. S57 
unking auuejr, 000 
Getting out Wax — different methods, 300 
CHAPTER XXV. 
PURCHASING STOCKS AND TRANSPORTING BEES. 
Size of Hive, important, . . 397 
How large Hive, can lie made 
* mal| w 
Moderate weather best to remove 
JJucs > 
Preparations for transporting Bees, 370 
Securing Bees in the Hive, . . 370 
Why the word luck is applied to 
Bees, 
Rule in taking Bees for a share, 
A man may sell his “luck,” . 
First-rate stocks recommended to 
begin with, 
Old stocks are good as any if 
health y. 
Caution respecting diseased brood, 3G0 
Result of ignorance in purchasing, 366 
362 
364 
364 
365 
Best Conveyance, 
Ilivc to be inverted, 
Conclusion. 
. 370 
. 371 
. 372 
