Chapter VIII: Robberies

Not properly understood, 142 Improper Remedies, 143 Difficulty in deciding, 144 Weak families in most danger, 144 Their Battles, 145 Bad policy to raise in Hives, 146 Indications of Robbers, 146 A Duty, 147 A Test, 147 Robbing usually commences on a warm day, 148 Remedies, 149 Common Opinion, 149 A case in point, 149 Further Directions, 150 Common cause of commencing, 151 Spring the worst time, 152 No necessity to have Bees plundered in the fall, 153

CHAPTER IX.

FEEDING BEES.

Should be a last resort, 154 Care needed, 154 Apparent contradiction when feeding causes starvation, 155 How long it will do to wait before feeding, 156 Directions for feeding, 157 Whole Families may desert the Hive, 158 Objections to general feeding, 159 Arrangement for feeding, 159 Feeding to induce early swarms, 161 What may be fed, 162 Is candied honey injurious? 162

CHAPTER X.

DESTRUCTION OF WORMS.

Some in the best Stocks, 164 How Found, 165 A tool for their destruction, 165 Mistaken Conclusions, 167 Objections to suspended Bottom-board, 167 Advantage of the Hive close to the board, 168 Objection Answered, 169 Insufficiency of inclined Bottom-board 169 A Moth can go where Bees can, 170 Trap to catch Worms, 170 Box for Wren, 171

CHAPTER XI.

PUTTING ON AND TAKING OFF BOXES.

Advantage of the Patent Vender, 172 Time of putting on--Rule, 172 Making holes after the Hive is full, 174 Advantage of proper arrangement, 174 Directions for boring holes in full Stock, 176 To be taken off when filled, 177 Time taken to fill a box, 178 When to take off boxes part full, 178 Tobacco Smoke preferred to Slides, 178 Manner of disposing of the Bees in the boxes, 179 Bees disposed to carry away honey, 179 Not disposed to sting, 180 Rule, 181

CHAPTER XII.

SECURING HONEY FROM THE MOTH.

Two things to be prevented, 181 Apt to be deceived about the Worms, 182 Their progress described, 182 A Solution offered, 183 Method of killing Worms in boxes, 185 Freezing destroys them, 186 Objection to using Boxes before the Hive is full, 187