This volume contains a detailed treatise on productive bee-keeping, with information on modern methods of production, the marketing of honey, hive management, breeding, extraction of honey, common problems, diseases, and much, much more. Written in plain, simple language and containing a wealth of practicable hints and useful, interesting information, this text constitutes an invaluable tool for the bee-keeper, and makes for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Bee-Keeping a Fascinating Pursuit', 'The Business of Bee-Keeping', 'Making a Start With Bees', 'Arrangement of the Apiary', 'Sources of Nectar', 'The Occupants of the Hive', 'Increase', 'Feeding', 'Production of Comb Honey', 'Production of Extracted Honey', 'Diseases and Enemies of Bees'... and more. We are proud to republish this vintage book, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on bee-keeping.