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HOW TO KEEP BEES
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I WHY KEEP BEES
CHAPTER II HOW TO BEGIN BEE-KEEPING
THE VARIOUS WAYS OF BEGINNING
A BEGINNER’S ORDER
NOTES ON A BEGINNER’S ORDER
THE BEES
A TESTED QUEEN
THE HIVE
TWO COMPLETE SUPERS
THREE EXTRA HIVES
ONE STANDARD CORNEIL SMOKER
ONE BEE-VEIL
ONE PAIR OF BEE-GLOVES
250 SECTIONS
ONE POUND BROOD-FOUNDATION
TWO POUNDS THIN SUPER-FOUNDATION
ONE DAISY FOUNDATION-FASTENER
ONE VAN DEUSEN WAX-TUBE FASTENER
TINNED WIRE
ONE PORTER BEE-ESCAPE
THE MANUM SWARM-CATCHER
ONE DIXIE BEE-BRUSH
ONE DOOLITTLE FEEDER
QUEEN AND DRONE TRAP
CHAPTER III THE LOCATION AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE APIARY
CHAPTER IV THE INHABITANTS OF THE HIVE
THE QUEEN (Plates V, VI, VII)
THE DRONE (Plates V, VI, VII)
THE WORKERS. (Plate V, VI, VII.)
THE LAYING WORKER
RACES OF DOMESTIC BEES
CHAPTER V THE INDUSTRIES OF THE HIVE
THE SECRETION OF WAX
THE COMB-MAKING (Plate IX.)
THE PRODUCTION OF HONEY
THE MAKING OF BEE-BREAD
THE PROPOLIS, OR BEE-GLUE
CHAPTER VI THE SWARMING OF BEES
WHY BEES SWARM
WHEN BEES SWARM
HOW TO HIVE A SWARM
DECOY HIVES
MAXIMS FOR HIVING BEES
CHAPTER VII HOW TO KEEP FROM KEEPING TOO MANY BEES
THE PROBLEM
AFTER-SWARMS
PREVENTION OF AFTER-SWARMS
HOW TO UNITE COLONIES
CHAPTER VIII THE HIVE, AND HOW TO HANDLE IT
THE BROOD-CHAMBER
THE SUPER
HOW TO PREPARE THE SUPER
HOW TO HANDLE THE BEES
HOW TO OPEN THE HIVE
HOW TO EXAMINE THE BROOD-CHAMBER. (Plate VIII.)
HOW TO FIND THE QUEEN CELL
HOW TO FIND THE QUEEN
CLIPPING THE QUEEN’S WINGS
HOW TO TAKE OFF HONEY IN SUPERS
OBSERVATION-HIVES (Frontispiece)
MAXIMS FOR OPENING THE HIVE
CHAPTER IX DETAILS CONCERNING HONEY
HOW TO MAKE COMB-HONEY
TIERING UP
TAKING OFF SECTIONS. (Plate XX.)
STAINED SECTIONS
SCRAPING THE SECTIONS
GRADING COMB-HONEY
SHIPPING-CASES
MARKETING COMB-HONEY
STORING COMB-HONEY
CANDIED COMB-HONEY
MAXIMS FOR PRODUCING COMB-HONEY
CHAPTER X EXTRACTED HONEY
HOW TO PRODUCE IT
EXTRACTING-FRAMES
WHEN TO EXTRACT HONEY
UNCAPPING. (Plate XIX.)
CARE OF EXTRACTED HONEY
PACKAGES FOR EXTRACTED HONEY. (Plate XXI.)
MAXIMS FOR THE PRODUCER OF EXTRACTED HONEY
CHAPTER XI POINTS ABOUT BEESWAX
HOW TO MAKE IT
THE PRIMITIVE METHOD
THE SOLAR WAX-EXTRACTOR
THE SWISS WAX-EXTRACTOR
THE WAX-PRESS
REFINING WAX WITH SULPHURIC ACID
ADULTERATED BEESWAX
MAXIMS FOR BEESWAX MAKING
CHAPTER XII FEEDING BEES
WHEN TO FEED
HOW TO FEED
HOW AND WHEN TO FEED CANDY
FEEDING RYE FLOUR
FEEDING FOR HONEY
FEEDING BACK
WATERING BEES
MAXIMS FOR FEEDING
CHAPTER XIII HOW TO WINTER BEES
IDEAL CONDITIONS
GETTING READY FOR WINTERING
OUTDOOR WINTERING
THE CHAFF HIVE
THE TENEMENT HIVE
WINTERING IN CELLARS
WHEN TO PUT BEES IN THE CELLAR
WHEN TO TAKE BEES OUT OF THE CELLAR
SPRING DWINDLING
MAXIMS FOR WINTERING
CHAPTER XIV REARING AND INTRODUCING QUEENS
QUEEN-REARING
INTRODUCING QUEENS
BALLING THE QUEEN
WHEN TO INTRODUCE A QUEEN
HOW TO INTRODUCE A QUEEN
QUEEN-CAGES
THE NUCLEUS METHOD
MAXIMS FOR INTRODUCING QUEENS
CHAPTER XV ROBBING IN THE APIARY
A CAUSE OF DEMORALISATION
WHY BEES ROB
WHEN BEES ROB
HOW THE ROBBING IS DONE
HOW TO STOP ROBBING
BORROWING
WHAT BECOMES OF THE ROBBED COLONY
MAXIMS TO PREVENT ROBBING
CHAPTER XVI THE ENEMIES AND DISEASES OF BEES
THE BEE-MOTH (Galleria mellonella)
REMEDY
THE INDIAN-MEAL MOTH (Plodia interpunctella)
BEE-MOTH MAXIMS
FOUL BROOD
HOW TO DETECT FOUL BROOD
BLACK BROOD
PICKLED BROOD
DIARRHOEA
PREVENTION
CHAPTER XVII THE ANATOMY OF THE HONEY-BEE
I. EXTERNAL ANATOMY
II. INTERNAL ANATOMY
CHAPTER XVIII INTERRELATION OF BEES AND PLANTS
HONEY-FLOWERS
TREES
HONEY PLANTS WHICH YIELD OTHER VALUABLE CROPS
GARDEN FLOWERS
WILD FLOWERS AND WEEDS
CHAPTER XIX BEE-KEEPERS AND BEE-KEEPING
CHAPTER XX BEE-HUNTING
APPENDIX BEE BOOKS
INDEX
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