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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />PREFACE....................................................................................................................................... <br />:KDW¶V1HZLQWKH6HFRQG(GLWLRQ".......................................................................................... <br />INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ <br />%HHNHHSLQJDQG%HH%LRORJ\.................................................................................................... <br />)RXU3ULQFLSOHVRI3URGXFWLYH%HHNHHSLQJ................................................................................. <br />BASIC HONEY BEE BIOLOGY AS IT PERTAINS TO BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ............ <br />7KH&RORQ\................................................................................................................................ <br /> The Superorganism ............................................................................................................. <br />&DVWHV .............................................................................................................................4 <br /> Queens............................................................................................................................ <br /> Development .............................................................................................................. <br />:RUNHUV ........................................................................................................................... <br /> Development .............................................................................................................. <br /> Lifespan...................................................................................................................... <br /> Division of Labor......................................................................................................... <br /> Drones................................................................................................................................ <br /> Development .............................................................................................................. <br />&RORQ\/LIH&\FOH....................................................................................................................... <br />6HDVRQDO&\FOH..................................................................................................................... <br /> Swarms .............................................................................................................................. <br />4XHHQV&HOOV ...................................................................................................................... <br />SUBSPECIES, OR RACES, OF HONEY BEES .......................................................................... <br /> European Subspecies ............................................................................................................. <br />6WRFNVRU/LQHVRI(XURSHDQ%HHV ..................................................................................... <br /> African Subspecies.................................................................................................................. <br />EQUIPMENT, THE APIARY,AND BUYING BEES ...................................................................... <br /> Personal Equipment................................................................................................................ <br />7KH+LYH$+RPHIRU<RXU+RQH\%HHV ................................................................................ <br /> Painting Equipment ............................................................................................................ <br />&RPSRQHQWVRID+LYH....................................................................................................... <br /> The Exterior................................................................................................................... <br /> The Interior.................................................................................................................... <br />+RQH\3URGXFWLRQIRU+DUYHVW...................................................................................... <br /> Feeding Supplies................................................................................................................ <br /> Feed Pail ....................................................................................................................... <br /> Sugar Syrup................................................................................................................... <br /> Pollen Substitute............................................................................................................ <br /> Wintering Equipment.......................................................................................................... <br />4XDQWLW\RI+LYH(TXLSPHQW1HHGHGIRU(DFK&RORQ\........................................................ <br /> Where to Buy Equipment.................................................................................................... <br /> Selecting an Apiary Site........................................................................................................... <br />$URXQG<RXU+LYH................................................................................................................ <br /> Weather and Protection......................................................................................................