| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |