The honey bee
- Subtitle
- a manual of instruction in apiculture
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1. Front matter2. Bulletin No. 1. New Series. (Third Edition.)3. FRANK BENTON, M. S.,4. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL5. PREFACE.6. ILLUSTRATIONS.7. CHAPTER I. CLASSIFICATION OF THE HONEY BEE8. CHAPTER II. KINDS OF BEES COMPOSING A COLONY—BEE PRODUCTS AND DESCRIPTION OF COMBS—DEVELOPMENT OF BROOD.9. CHAPTER III. QUIETING AND MANIPULATING BEES.10. CHAPTER IV. ESTABLISHING AN APIARY: TIME—SELECTING HIVES OF BEES—MOVING BEES—SELECTION OF SITE.11. CHAPTER V. HIVES AND IMPLEMENTS.12. CHAPTER VI. BEE PASTURAGE.13. CHAPTER VII. SPRING MANIPULATION.14. CHAPTER VIII. SECURING SURPLUS HONEY AND WAX.15. CHAPTER IX. REARING AND INTRODUCING QUEENS.16. CHAPTER X. INCREASE OF COLONIES.17. CHAPTER XI. WINTERING BEES.18. CHAPTER XII. DISEASES AND ENEMIES OF BEES.19. BOOKS AND JOURNALS RELATING TO APICULTURE.