Chapter II.--Kinds of bees composing a colony Bee products and description of combs--Development of brood 19 Kinds of bees in a colony 19 Bee products and organs used in their preparation 21 Nectar and honey 22 Propolis 24 Bee poison and the sting 24 Water 25 Silk 25 Wax 25 Combs 26 Development of brood 28 The worker 29 The drone 30 Chapter III.--Quieting and manipulating bees 31 Chapter IV. Establishing an apiary: Time--Selecting hives of bees--Moving bees Selection of site 35 Selection of stocks 35 Moving bees 37 Selection of site 38 Chapter V.--Hives and implements 40 Hives 40 Implements 47 Bee smokers 47 Veils 48 Honey extractors and honey knives 49 Wax extractors 50 Queen introducing-cages 50 Bee feeders 51 Section folders 52 Bee escapes 52 Foundation fasteners 52 Comb-foundation machines 54 Chapter VI.--Bee pasturage 56 Cultivation of honey plants 59 Bees as cross fertilizers 62 Honey and pollen producing plants 64 Chapter VII.--Spring manipulation 69 Transferring 71 Queenlessness in spring 74