INDEX 



Superstitions concerning bees, 35- 

 36. 



Swarming, reason for, 83; time 

 of, 83-84; signs of, 84; method 

 to be followed in case of, 86-87; 

 plans to prevent, 89-96. 



Swarthmore system of queen- 

 rearing, 101 ff. 



Tents for use in working over 

 hives, 267. 



Tiering, process of, 125; in pro- 

 duction of extracted honey, 

 140-141. 



Time for handling bees, 76. 



Tongues of bees, 14-15. 



Tools, 65-68. 



Transferring bees from one hive 

 to another, 60-63. 



Transportation of bees, 59-60, 

 180-183. 



Trouser legs, closing ends of, 

 68. 



Uncapping, process of, 146-147. 



Varieties of bees, 18-27. 

 Veils, 67. 



Ventilation of cellars for winter- 

 ing bees, 293-294. 



Vinegar from honey, 251. 



Virgin queens, flight and impreg- 

 nation of, 199. See Queens. 



Wax, method of securing, 139; 

 uses of, 217-219; methods of 

 rendering, 221-229; bleaching 

 of, 225-228; use of, in confec- 

 tionery, 239; as a base in 

 salves, 240. 



Wax-building, process of, 32-33. 



Wax extractors, 221-224. 



Wax foundation, 30-31, 218. 



Wintering bees, 283-296. 



Women, as beekeepers, 6-7; 

 proper dress for, 68-69. 



Worker bees, 12, 13, 48-49; so- 

 called reverence of, for queen 

 bees, 45; laying of eggs which 

 produce, 52; treatment of 

 drones by, 54. 



Young, life of the, 2; develop- 

 ment and feeding of, 49-50; 

 freedom from stinging by, 76. 



Zinc honey-boards, 136. 



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