CONTENTS.

Chapter. Page
I. Honey Bees 19
II. The Controllable Hive and New System of Bee Management 22
III. Patent and non-Patent Hives 29
IV. Feeding 32
V. Boxes for Surplus Honey 40
VI. Swarming and Hiving 45
VII. Anger of Bees 55
VIII. Bee Moth 59
IX. Robbing 62
X. Profits of Bee Keeping 66
XI. Changing Old Queens for Young Ones 74
XII. Rearing and Introducing Queens 77
XIII. Sources of Honey 84
XIV. Location of Hives 89
XV. Wintering Bees 92
XVI. Transferring Bees 98
XVII. Italian Bees 103
XVIII. Construction of Controllable Hives 107
XIX. Monthly Duties 113
XX. Conclusion 120