TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
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List of Plates and Explanation of Wood-Cuts Illustrating the 
Natural History of Bees. 11 
OnAPTEE. 
I. Facts connected with the invention of the Movable-Comb 
Bee-Hive. 13 
II. The noney-Bce 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. 95 
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-Cotub nives. 279 
XVI. Honey. 2S5 
XVII. Bee-Pasturage. — Over-Stocking. 292 
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