INDEX. 



563 



Oells, queen 45, 46, 2fi8-271, 



.278-281 



" size of 102 



" solution of a problem. ... 100 



thickness of 104 



" worker 103 



Chaff hives 357 



Cheshire, criticism of 12 



his criticism of an en- 

 graving 104 



hive 358 



winter packing of.. .352 



mistake of 145 



on air-tight cappings. . 122 



on breathing 32 



jn cure of foul-brood... 



481, 483 



on diarrhea 472 



on foul-brood 474 



on how to suspend foun- 

 dation in frames. .. .395 

 on the antennae.. .. 7, 8, 10, 



11,12 



" blood 30 



eyes 4 



•' feet 23 



" glands 16-17 



" heart 30 



" larvae 73 



" legs 23,24,25 



name of worker-eggs 61 

 " pollen baskets. .. .24-25 

 skeleton of the bee. 2 

 survival of the fit- 

 test 8 1 



" tongue 20-21 



" on wax 94 



Chickens close hives in the even- 

 ing 502 



" eat drones 91, 505 



Chin of the bee 18 



Chitine 2 



Chloroform 286 



Chyle 28 



Clamps for wintering 368 



Van Deusen's 160 



Claws and pulvilli ' 23 



Cleaning propolis from the 



hands 112 



propolis from the sec- 

 sections 443 



Cleansing beeswax 531 



Clipping the wings of queens. . . 



225,226 



Cloister hive 353 



Cloth, oil or enameled. , 172 



Clover, alsike 403 



Clover, melilot or sweet 405 



red 22,121,128,400 



white 398 



Clover honey 508 



Clypeus 19 



Cocoons of bees 74 



of bee-moth 497 



Cold climate for wintering 340 



" water for stings 208 



Collin, can bees hear? 10 



invention of perfoiated zinc 89 

 ''' on duration of cransforma- 



tions 75 



on how many bees in a 



pound 326 



Colonies, artificial increase of. .243 



killed by heat 181 



natural increase of 211 



number of, in an apiary 



316,423,426 



" queenless 



42, 262, 265, 379, 499 



removing 327 



shipping 320 



" strong, best for honey.. 429 

 transferring 



309, 313, 314, 315 

 " weak, easily robbed. .. .379 



yield from 427 



i Colorado, Italian bees in 293 



Colors as guide for bees.. 6, 7, 306 



I Columella, his writings 177 



' " mentions the bee-moth. .489 



i " on artificial swarming. . 243 



on feeding bees. . . .329, 332 



on handling bees 199 



on Italian bees 294 



on spring examination of 



colonies 373 



on transporting bees. . . .322 



on weak colonies 266 



Colvin, importation of Italian 



bees. .298 



invention of separators. . .439 



" on bees transferring eggs. 47 



Combat of queens 52 



Comb bucket 203 



" building 93, 107 



" built upwards 93 



" foundation, advantages of. 382 



a success 396 



" dipping 389 



" fastener 392 



" for brood-combs.388,393 

 " for comb honey.... 388 

 " for swarms. .. .395, 396 



" how to cut 394 



" how to fasten. 392, 393 



" results of 385 



" first manufacturer.. 



384,390 



" in sections. ...388, 389 



" inventor of 384 



" mills, Root . .384, 385 

 Vandervort . .386 



" moulding 389 



" plaster moulds for. 385 



" " press 385 



" right position 395 



" strips for guides... 158 



" wax for 387 



" Weed process 386 



" weight of diiferent 



grades. .391 

 " " wiring 393 



