Bee Keeping For Profit

About this eBook

Author

Cotton, Lizzie E., Mrs., 1845-

Title

Bee Keeping for Profit. A New System of Bee Management (1891) Third Edition.

Original Publication

United States: Wm. M. Marks,1891.

Credits

Tom Cosmas produced from materials provided by The Internet Archive and placed in the Public Domain.

Language

English

LoC Class

SF: Agriculture: Animal culture

Subject

Bee culture

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 67770

Release Date

April 4, 2022

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.BEE KEEPING FOR PROFIT. — Mrs. Lizzie E. Cotton,
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. HONEY BEES. — BREEDING.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. THE CONTROLLABLE HIVE AND NEW SYSTEM OF BEE MANAGEMENT. — SWARMING CONTROLLED.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. PATENT AND NON-PATENT HIVES, BEE JOURNALS, ETC.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. FEEDING. — RECEIPT FOR FEED. — FEEDING FOR EARLY SWARMS. — FEEDING FOR SURPLUS HONEY. — FEEDING FOR WINTER.
8. 8.CHAPTER V. BOXES FOR SURPLUS HONEY. — CARE OF HONEY IN BOXES IN WARM WEATHER.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. SWARMING AND HIVING.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. ANGER OF BEES. — TO SUBDUE THE ANGER OF BEES.
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. THE BEE MOTH.
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. ROBBING.
13. 13.CHAPTER X. PROFITS OF BEE KEEPING.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. CHANGING OLD QUEENS FOR YOUNG ONES.
15. 15.CHAPTER XII. REARING AND INTRODUCING QUEENS.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. SOURCES OF HONEY.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. LOCATION OF HIVES.
18. 18.CHAPTER XV. WINTERING BEES. — HOW TO WINTER BEES IN CONTROLLABLE HIVES.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. TRANSFERRING BEES.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. ITALIAN BEES.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. COMB FOUNDATION AND HONEY EXTRACTORS. — HONEY EXTRACTORS.
22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. MONTHLY DUTIES. — JANUARY. — FEBRUARY. — MARCH. — APRIL. — MAY. — JUNE. — JULY. — AUGUST. — SEPTEMBER. — OCTOBER. — NOVEMBER. — DECEMBER.
23. 23.CHAPTER XX. CONCLUSION.
24. 24.PRICE LIST. — ITALIAN BEES.

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