How to keep bees
- Subtitle
- A handbook for the use of beginners
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1. HOW TO KEEP BEES2. PREFACE3. Introductory material4. CHAPTER I WHY KEEP BEES5. CHAPTER II HOW TO BEGIN BEE-KEEPING6. CHAPTER III THE LOCATION AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE APIARY7. CHAPTER IV THE INHABITANTS OF THE HIVE8. CHAPTER V THE INDUSTRIES OF THE HIVE9. CHAPTER VI THE SWARMING OF BEES10. CHAPTER VII HOW TO KEEP FROM KEEPING TOO MANY BEES11. CHAPTER VIII THE HIVE, AND HOW TO HANDLE IT12. CHAPTER IX DETAILS CONCERNING HONEY13. CHAPTER X EXTRACTED HONEY14. CHAPTER XI POINTS ABOUT BEESWAX15. CHAPTER XII FEEDING BEES16. CHAPTER XIII HOW TO WINTER BEES17. CHAPTER XIV REARING AND INTRODUCING QUEENS18. CHAPTER XV ROBBING IN THE APIARY19. CHAPTER XVI THE ENEMIES AND DISEASES OF BEES20. CHAPTER XVII THE ANATOMY OF THE HONEY-BEE21. CHAPTER XVIII INTERRELATION OF BEES AND PLANTS22. CHAPTER XIX BEE-KEEPERS AND BEE-KEEPING23. CHAPTER XX BEE-HUNTING24. APPENDIX BEE BOOKS25. INDEX