I. Hiving Swarms 212 II. Transferring Swarms 218 III. Transferring Old Stocks 222 IV. Driving 226 V. Uniting Colonies 229 VI. Artificial Swarming 233 VII. Queen-Rearing 243 VIII. Introducing New Queens 247 IX. Italianising 251 X. General Hints on Frame Hives 254 XI. Removing Bees 259 XII. Supplying Natural Comb 261 XIII. Applying Supers 264 XIV. Removing Supers 266 XV. Removing Frames 268 XVI. Extracting Honey 274 XVII. Melting Combs down 275 XVIII. Weighing Hives 276 XIX. Feeding 279 XX. Winter Precautions 283 _CHAPTER VI._ Miscellaneous Information. I. Stings: their Prevention and Cure 286 II. Position of Hives 292 III. Pasturage for Bees 293 IV. Honey 296 V. Pollen, or Bee-Bread 298 VI. Propolis, or Bees' Cement 300 VII. Secretion of Wax 302 VIII. Robbing 305 IX. Diseases of Bees 306 X. Bee Enemies 315 XI. Bee-keeping in London 322 XII. General Remarks 332 _APPENDIX._ International Exhibition of 1862 347 Cases of Acclimatising Bees 349 Philadelphia Exhibition 350 Caledonian Apiarian Society 351 [Illustration] DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. PLATE I. (Page 34).