32 INDEX. 



Page. 



Mating, second 28 



Natu^'al queen cells, description and number 9 



objections 11 



rearing 9-10 



Nomenclature in queen rearing 11 



Nucleus, small, advantages, disadvantages, and use 24-25 



Nursery cages, different styles compared 20-23 



Odor of queen cell 13 



Patents on appliances 11 



Perforated zinc for protecting cells - 14 



Phenomena in mating 27 



Pure races, necessity 29 



Queen buying 8 



cells, completion 19-24 



introduction 23 



starting 11 



natural, description and number 9 



disadvantages 11 



rearing, artificial 10-24 



natural 9-10 



Queens, death in introduction into hive 24 



importance in honey production 7 



second matings 28 



Queenlessness 10 



Requeening, frequency and necessity 7 



Royal jelly, effect on larvae 9 



in transferring larvfe 13 



supply 11, 17 



Selection of drones 29 



Spermatheca filled on mating 27 



Stanley cage 21 



Supersedure, natural method of replacing queen 10 



Swarm box, description and method of use 16 



schedule 18 



Swarming 9 



' ' Swarming impulse " 9 



Swarthmore nucleus box 23 



nursery cage 23 



Testing queens 28-30 



Titoff nursery cage 21 



Transferring larvte, methods and appliances 12-15 



in swarm box 17 



Tunisian Ijees 9 



West cell protector 21 



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