CONTENTS.

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Chapter I.—Classification of the honey bee[11]
The different species and races[11]
Common East Indian honey bee, Apis indica[12]
Tiny East Indian honey bee, Apis florea[13]
Giant East Indian honey bee, Apis dorsata[13]
Common hive or honey bee, Apis mellifera[15]
Cyprians[15]
Italians[16]
Carniolans[17]
German, common black or brown bees[18]
Chapter II.—Kinds of bees composing a colony—Bee products
and description of combs—Development of brood		[19]
Kinds of bees in a colony[19]
Bee products and organs used in their preparation[21]
Nectar and honey[22]
Propolis[24]
Bee poison and the sting[24]
Water[25]
Silk[25]
Wax[25]
Combs[26]
Development of brood[28]
The worker[29]
The drone[30]
Chapter III. Quieting and manipulating bees[31]
Chapter IV. Establishing an apiary: Time—Selecting hives
of bees—Moving bees Selection of site		[35]
Selection of stocks[35]
Moving bees[37]
Selection of site[38]
Chapter V. Hives and implements[40]
Hives[40]
Implements[47]
Bee smokers[47]
Veils[48]
Honey extractors and honey knives[49]
Wax extractors[50]
Queen introducing-cages[50]
Bee feeders[51]
Section folders[52]
Bee escapes[52]
Foundation fasteners[52]
Comb-foundation machines[54]
Chapter VI. Bee pasturage [56]
Cultivation of honey plants[59]
Bees as cross fertilizers[62]
Honey and pollen producing plants[64]
Chapter VII. Spring manipulation[69]
Transferring[71]
Queenlessness in spring[74]
Chapter VIII. Securing surplus honey and wax[75]
Extracted honey[75]
Comb honey[79]
Putting on sections[81]
Production of wax[84]
Chapter IX. Rearing and introducing queens[87]
Mailing queens[92]
Introducing queens[93]
Chapter X. Increase of colonies[95]
Natural swarming[95]
Clipping queens[97]
Automatic hivers[98]
Prevention of after-swarming[98]
Artificial increase[99]
Dividing[100]
Driving or brushing[100]
The nucleus system[101]
Prevention of swarming[101]
Dequeening[102]
Requeening[102]
Space near entrances[103]
Langdon non-swarming device[104]
Selection in breeding[105]
Chapter XI. Wintering bees[106]
Outdoor wintering[109]
Indoor wintering[111]
Chapter XII. Diseases and enemies of bees[112]
Diarrhea and dysentery[112]
Foul brood[112]
The wax moth[113]
Braula or bee louse[115]
Other enemies[115]
Robber flies, dragon flies, etc.[115]
Ants and wasps[115]
Spiders[116]
Toads and lizards[116]
Birds[116]
Mammals[116]
Robber bees[116]
Laying workers[117]
Brief list of books and journals relating to apiculture[118]