This antique book contains a detailed guide to keeping bees, and contains everything an existing or prospective beekeeper might possibly need to know. The purpose of this volume is to give the reader an insight into the life history of the bee family and to point out the various methods by which they may be made of increased interest and profit. Containing much in the way of information still as valuable today as at the time of its original publication, this book constitutes a valuable tool for any keeper and makes for a great addition to beekeeping literature. The chapters of this book include: Bees; Fruit; Honey and Money; Physiology of the Honey Bee; Races of Bees; The Bee Family; How to Start Beekeeping; Hives and Tools; Transferring Bees; How to avoid Stings; Remedies; Why Bees Swarm; How to hive a Swarm; How to Control Swarming... and much more. We are proud to republish this text now complete with a new introduction on beekeeping.