PRUNING.
| Different opinions as to time, | 262 |
| Another time preferred, | 263 |
| Should not be delayed, | 263 |
| Objection to Pruning, | 264 |
| Stocks pruned now are better for winter, | 265 |
DISEASED BROOD.
| Not generally understood, | 266 |
| My own experience, | 267 |
| Description of Disease, | 267 |
| The cause uncertain, | 268 |
| Remedial Experiments, | 268 |
| Public inquiry and answers, | 268 |
| Answers not satisfactory, | 270 |
| A cause suggested, | 270 |
| Reasons for the opinion, | 272 |
| Cause of its spreading, | 273 |
| Not easily detected at first, | 274 |
| Symptoms to be observed, | 274 |
| Scalding the honey to destroy the poison for feeding, | 275 |
| When to examine stocks that have swarmed, | 275 |
| Care in selecting stock-hives for winter, | 276 |
| Accusations not always right, | 276 |
IRRITABILITY OF BEES.
| Their means of defence, | 277 |
| Time of greatest Irritability, | 278 |
| Proper Conduct, | 278 |
| How to proceed when attacked, | 279 |
| A person's breath offensive, and other causes, | 279 |
| Their manner of attack, | 279 |
| Smoker described, | 280 |
| Effect of Tobacco Smoke, | 281 |
| Sting described, | 282 |
| Does its loss prove fatal? | 283 |
| Means of protection, | 284 |
| Remedies for stings, | 285 |