CONTENTS.

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I.—Honey Bees[19]
II.—The Controllable Hive and New System of Bee Management[22]
III.—Patent and non-Patent Hives[29]
IV.—Feeding[32]
V.—Boxes for Surplus Honey[40]
VI.—Swarming and Hiving[45]
VII.—Anger of Bees[55]
VIII.—Bee Moth[59]
IX.—Robbing[62]
X.—Profits of Bee Keeping[66]
XI.—Changing Old Queens for Young Ones[74]
XII.—Rearing and Introducing Queens[77]
XIII.—Sources of Honey[84]
XIV.—Location of Hives[89]
XV.—Wintering Bees[92]
XVI.—Transferring Bees[98]
XVII.—Italian Bees[103]
XVIII.—Construction of Controllable Hives[107]
XIX.—Monthly Duties[113]
XX.—Conclusion[120]