TABLE OF CONTENTS 
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Cist of Plates and Explanation of Wood-Cuts Illustrating the 
Natural History of Bees H 
On apt* a. 
I. Facts connected with the invention of the Movable-Comb 
Bee-Hive 13 
II. The Honey-Bee capable of being tamed 24 
III. The Queen, or Mother-Bee. — The Drones. — The Workers. 
— Facts in their Natural History 29 
IV. Comb 69 
V. Propolis 16 
VI. Pollen, or “ Bee Bread.” 80 
VII. Ventilation of the Bee-Hive 88 
VIII. Requisites of a Complete Hive 96 
IX. Natural Swarming, and Hiving of Swarms 109 
X. Artificial Swarming 143 
XI. Loss of the Queen 213 
XII. The Bee-Moth, and other Enemies of Bees. — Diseases of 
Bees 228 
XIII. Robbing, and how Prevented 261 
XIV. Directions for Feeding Bees 267 
XV. The Apiary. — Procuring Bees to Stock it. — Transferring 
Bees from Common to Movable-Comb Hives 279 
XVI. Honey 285 
XVII. Boc-Pasturago. — Over-Stocking 292 
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