Quinby's new bee-keeping. The mysteries of bee-keeping explained. Combining the results of fifty years' experience, with the latest discoveries and inventions, and presenting the most approved methods, forming a complete guide to successful bee-culture

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CHAPTER I.— The Honetl-Beb

Simple Pacts in Its Natural History— The Queen— Workers— Drones- Construction of Comb— Gathering and Storing Pollen— Gathering and Storing Honey— Propolis and Its Use— Brood Rearing -When it Begins— Form of the Brood-nest— Process of Egg-laying— Preparations for Swarming— Facts and Theories Concerning Generation —Fertile Workers 23-39

CHAPTER II.— Italian Bees

Italian or Ligurian Bees— First Introduced into America— Characteristics —How to Procure Italians— Color not an Absolute Test of Purity- Other Varieties 39-43

CHAPTER III.— Soubces or Honey

Sources of Pollen— Early Honey Plants— Singular Fatality Attendant on Silk-weed — Basswood — Later Honey Plants— Buckwheat— Honey Dew— Do Bees Injure Grain and Fruit ?— Injury to Ripe Fruit— How far will B3CS go for Honey ?- Best Season for Honey 48-66

CHAPTER IV.— The Apiary

Preliminary Study— Location— Immediate Surroundings- Bee-Keeping in Cities and Villages— Arrangement of the Hives— Distance Between Hives— Hives should Set Level— Disadvantages of High Stands — Marking the Location— Moving Bees Short Distances— Shade— Bee Houses— House Apiary— When to Purchase Bees— Where to Buy — Transportation Beneficial— How to Select Swarms— Expense of Bees and Fixtures— Transporting Bees— Taking Bees on Shares— Financial Results— Overstocking 06-87

CHAPTER v.— Controlling Bees

Their Disposition— Smoke a Controlling Agent— Modes of Using Decayed Wood— Quinby Smoker— Means of Protection— Suitable Dress for Women— Interest Dispels Pear— Remedies for Stings 87-94

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CHAPTER VI.— Hives and Boxes

Movable Comb Hive— Construction and Advantages— Intelligent Manipulation Necessary — Hanging Frame or Langstroth Hive— Frames — Division Board — Side-boxing Hives — Observatory Hive — New Qainby Hive— Standing Frame— Panels or Side-boards— Small Bottom-board /or Quinby Frames— Outer Case not Always Essential — Complete New Quinby Hive— Position of tbe Frames— Stands for Hives— Alighting Boards— Roofs— Painting Hives— Accuracy Essential — Honey ^oa-es — Section Frames Objectionable— Two-comb Boxes— Block for Setting up Boxes— Single-comb, or Section Boxes —Construction of Section Box— Guide Combs— Separators— The Clamp 95-125

CHAPTER VII.— Transferring. Advantages— Time to Transfer— Preliminaries— Process 125-129

CHAPTER Vin.— Queens.

Importance of Selecting Good Stock— Fertilization in Confinement— Bearing Queens: When to Rear— How to Rear Queens— Another Method— Forming Nuclei— Queen Nursery— Queen Cages— Introducing Queens— Clipping Queens' Wings— Process— How to Handle a Queen— Age of Queens— Drone-Laying Queens— Loss of Queens — Indications of Loss— More than one Queen in a Hive 129-152

CHAPTER IX.- Natural and Artificial Increase

iVa<MmZ7«crease— When Swarming Commences— Indications of Swarmiug— Preparations— Which Bees Compose the Swarm — Immediate Indications of a Swarm— How to Hive them— Emergencies- Separating Swarms— Swarms Returning to the Old Hive— After-Swarms- Preventing After-swarms— ^4rfi^c/aZ Increase— ^it&ight Comha— Controlling Swarming— 'Non-SwaTming Hives— Methods — Depriving of a Queen— Suggestions— Hints f (5r Exceptional Seasons 152-172

CHAPTER X.— Boxing and Surplus Honet. Patting on Boxes- Removing Boxes— Care of Box Honey— Presence of

Larvae— Suggestions for Securing Choice Specimens of Honey 172-179

CHAPTER XI.— The Honey Extractor and its Use

Its Value— Description-Desirable Features— The Use of the Honey Extractor--When to Extract— Arranging Hives for Extracting— How to Extract— Curing Extracted Honey— Honey Knife— Securing Extra Combs of Honey— Securing Guide Combs— Relative Amount of Box and Extracted Honey 180-190

CHAPTER Xn.-WAX and Comb.

Wax— Honey-Comb— Size of Cells— Hexagonal Shape not Essential- Cost of Comb— Artificial Comb— Supplying Material for Comb— Comb-Foundation— Sheeting Wax— Wire in Foundation — Advantages of Wire — Heavy Foundation Preferable— Uses and Value of Foundation — Foundation in Surplus Boxes— To fasten Foundation in Frames— Expense of Foundation Machines— Rendering Wax 190-203

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CHAPTER XIII— Feeding

Its Necessity— What to Feed— Preparing Food— Feeders— Honey in Combs for Spring Feeding— Feeding to Secure Surplus in Better Form— Honey Should be Warm when Fed 204-211

CHAPTER XrV.-RoBBiNG.

General Remarks- Indications— Remedies 213-216

CHAPTER XV.— Diseases and Enemies of Bees

Dysentery - Foul Brood— Indications of Foul Brood— Remedy— Due to a Fungoid Growth— Remedy— Parasites— Bee Moth— Where their Eggs are Deposited— Development of the Larvae— Destroyed by Severe Cold —Remedies— Moth-Proof Hives— Rats and Mice— Birds— Ants, Toads and Spiders 216-231

CHAPTER XVI.— Marketing Honet

Subject of Importance— Neatness— Objection to Large Cases— Two-story Cases — Small Cases Popular — Preparing Boxes for Market — Grading Honey — Packing Honey — Marking Cases— Reliable Dealers— Material for Cases— Manufacturing Cases— Transportation— Preparing Extracted for Market— Process of Liquefaction— Kind of Package 232-210

CHAPTER XVII.— Winteeing

Preparing Bees for Winter— Perfect Quiet Essential-Out-of-Door Wintering— In-Door Wintering— Artificial Heat— Dryness— Best Arrangement of a Cellar— A Special Building for Wintering— Clamps— When to Place Bees in Winter Quarters— Flight during Winter— Setting out Bees too Early in Spring— Healthy Excrement always Dry 241-255

CHAPTER XVIII.— HoNDT. Uses as Food and Medicine— Adulteration of Syrups— Different Qualities

of Honey— Extracted Honey— Adulteration of Honey 255-260