Chapter I: Introduction: 1

1. GENERAL INFORMATION AND HINTS 3

2. HIVES 21

3. BEE-KEEPERS' REQUISITES 35

4. BEES: THEIR HABITS AND PRODUCTS 44

5. FLOWERS AND BEES 53

6. HINTS ON WORKING THE BEES 58

7. HINTS ON WORKING THE BEES (_continued_) 68

8. FEEDING 82

9. HOW TO SECURE THE HARVEST OF THE HIVE 92

10. HOW TO SECURE THE HARVEST OF THE HIVE (_continued_) 98

11. DISEASES OF BEES 106

12. ENEMIES OF THE BEE AND BEE-KEEPER 112

INDEX 120

LIST OF PLATES

HOW TO HANDLE A FRAME _Frontispiece_

FACING PAGE

QUEEN, WORKER AND DRONE BEES 12

A STANDARD FRAME WITH DRAWN-OUT COMB: AN EFFICIENT
QUEEN EXCLUDER: A FRAME HIVE WITH THE TOP REMOVED 36

QUEEN ON A PATCH OF SEALED HONEY 48

EXAMINING FRAMES 64

"SKEPPING" A SWARM 68

"SHAKING" A SWARM 78

SECTION FITTED WITH COMB FOUNDATION: BEES AT WORK
ON A SECTION 94