CONTENTS 
CHAPTER I 
BEEKEEPING AS AN OCCUPATION 
Two classes of beekeepers — Extent of beekeeping in the 
United States and Canada — The relation of apparatus to 
the development of beekeeping—Who should be a bee¬ 
keeper ? — Beekeeping for women — Advantages in exten¬ 
sive beekeeping — Where bees may be kept — Results to 
be expected. 
CHAPTER II 
APPARATUS 
Relative importance of equipment and skill — Apiary 
house — Hive stands — Hives and hive parts — Equipment 
for handling bees — Other equipment . 
CHAPTER III 
THE COLONY AND ITS ORGANIZATION 
The point of view — Danger from poor work — Advan¬ 
tage of experience in behavior invfestigation — Zoological 
position of the honeybee — Bees not domestic animals — 
Necessity of colonial life — Size of the colony — Types of 
individuals in a colony — Queen — Workers — Drones — 
Brood — Natural nest — Contents of the cells — Arrange¬ 
ment of the nest — Color of the combs — Protection of the 
nest — Comparison with stingless bees . 
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1-21 
22-33 
34-53 
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