Bee Keeping

In order that I might give the people the benefits of experience In Bee-Keeping, I engaged Dr. A. B. Mason, one of the most successful bee-growers in the country, to write chapter for this work.

Morro, Keep all colonies strong, and don't put. of till tomorrow what should be. done today.

In order that those interested in the science of Bee-keeping, who may read the following on the subject, may understand the meaning of the terms I shall use, I will say that the home or receptacle for the bees is called a "hive," not a "skip," "skep stand," or "gum," etc., and the bees when in a hive make a "colany," not a "swarm," and when part of a colony leaves a hive by what is known as swarming, it is a swarm, but the moment it is put in a hive it is a colony.

The suggestions that follow are not intended for those largely engaged in bee-keeping, or those who understand the subject, but for those who wish to keep only enough colonies to furnish their tables with pure, healthful And most delicious sweet honey.

Any one wishing to be informed in regard to the natural history of the honey-bee, and for more elaborate instructions in regard to Bee-Keeping, should procure some standard work on the subject, such as "Langstroth on the Honey Bee," which is a thoroughly scientific work; or, "Cook's Manual of the Apiary," or, " Quinby's Mysteries of Bee-Keeping," both of which are thorughly practical, and up with the times.