CONTENTS.
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| CHAPTER I.— | Situation of an apiary, | [11] |
| II.— | Proper time to transport a swarm to the situation designed for it, | [16] |
| III.— | Situation of the hives ought never to be changed, | [18] |
| IV.— | Most convenient shape of hives, | [21] |
| V.— | Hives of straw and wood, | [23] |
| VI.— | Thickness or solidity of hives, | [24] |
| VII.— | Size of the aperture or entrance of hives, | [25] |
| VIII.— | To ascertain the weight of hives, | [27] |
| IX.— | Quantity of honey necessary to maintain a hive, | [20] |
| X.— | The use of capes or hoods, | [34] |
| XI.— | How to expel the bees from the capes, | [41] |
| XII.— | Size of hives, | [42] |
| XIII.— | Manner of uniting new swarms, | [44] |
| XIV.— | Methods of uniting two or three swarms in autumn, | [48] |
| XV.— | Manner of uniting old hives in autumn, | [53] |
| XVI.— | Neighbouring hives should be united, | [55] |
| XVII.— | How to feed united swarms, | [59] |
| XVIII.— | Quantity of food requisite for united hives, | [62] |
| XIX.— | Benefits resulting from the union of weak hives, | [67] |
| XX.— | Time and manner of renewing old hives, | [71] |
| XXI.— | The signs by which to ascertain whether a hive requires to be renewed, | [76] |
| XXII.— | Artificial swarms, and different methods of forming them, | [84] |
| XXIII.— | Advantages of isolated hives, | [94] |
| XXIV.— | Enemies of bees, and means of overcoming them, | [96] |
| XXV.— | Diseases of the bees, | [106] |
| XXVI.— | Of the different varieties of bees, and their language, | [107] |
| XXVII.— | Signs of recognition among the bees, | [110] |
| XXVIII.— | Preservation of hives in winter, and means of protecting them from the cold, | [112] |
| XXIX.— | Manner of preserving hives, by taking them into the house in winter, | [117] |
| Conclusion, | [121] | |
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BEE PRESERVER