CONTENTS. 
Introduction, - -.------7 
The Queen Bee, - - - - -* - - - 11 
The Working Bees, or Neuters, - 18 
Remedy for Stings of Bees, 23 
Of Drones and Workers, - -- -- --23 
Construction of Combs and Cells, ----- 25 
Wax, Honey, and Bee-bread, ------ 27 
Swarming, 29 
The Best Constructed Hive, ------ 32 
Hiving Swarms, and transferring Bees from one Hive to another, 36 
Artificial Swarms, - -- -- -- -40 
Situation of an Apiary, - -- -- --40 
Best Method of Destroying or Preventing the Ravages of the 
Bee Moth, - -- -- -- -43 
Management of Stock Hives during Winter, - - - 47 
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