INDEX TO SUBJECTS 



443 



Capping Cells, new plan. .270, 414 



Chaff from Sweet Home, . . .347, 418 



CHIPS from Sweet Home. .40, 81, 

 123, 155, 193, 225, 233, 2G1, 315, 



351, 418 



CERESIN Wax— description of.. 254 

 not to be used in foundation. . 254 



COMB Honey— 



racli and separators 239 



Dr. Southard's rack 17 



rack for LanKstrotli hive. . .157, 314 



American hive 219 



Dunham's 210 



tiering up 239 



as made by T. J. D(jdds 416 



must be made attractive 26 



increasing demand for 201, 296 



management of 14, 44 



should be ripened before mar- 

 keting. . 45 

 how put up in California 296 



COBIBS -wax for fastening 38 



production of vfnx for 23. 103 



cost of, in honey consumed. . . 150 



to keep moths out of l.il 



attached to an apple tree 369 



bees refusing to build 415 



how to secure straight 22, 416 



preservation of empty 182 



moldy combs 221 



natural for starters 10, 54 



CONVENTIONS— desirable. . . .226, 382 



benefits of 92, 199, 362, .377, 407 



county associations advisable 279 



notices in tabular form 335 



by-laws of local 7 



British, and bee show 337 



Austro-German 67, 372, 341 



North American. .142, 2.52, 291, 



318, 373, 377, 407, 432, 433, 440 



North-Bastern 13, 89, 113 



W. 111. and E. Iowa.. 19, 45, 171, 198 



Northern Missouri 23 



Michigan 25, 49,168. 441 



North-Western Ohio. . . .4S, 167, 39!l 



San Diego Co., California Ill 



North-Western Illinois . . . .114, 221 



Bremer County, Iowa 167 



Los Angele.s Co., Cal 192, 221 



New York City 196 



Albany Co., N. Y 197, 400 



North-Eastern Wisconsin. 198, 320 



Southern Kentucky 203, 367 



Central Illinois 207, 439 



Lancaster Co., Penn . . 224, 283, 341 



Central Kentucky 226, 320, 401 



Kansas 252, 397 



South-Western Ohio 360 



Northern Missouri 398 



CORRESPONDENOE— 14 tO 17, 41 

 to 47, 70 to 82, 118 to 131, 155 

 to 161, 183 to 193, 232 to 241, 

 261 to 281, 307 to 320, 343 to 



357, 377 to 401, 419 to 431 



CYPRIAN BEES. .138, 234, 237, 271, 



278, 290 

 the home of, described.... 281, 365 



Death of R. C. Otis 2;« 



Dr. J. P. Kirtland 34 



December— seasonable hints .. 410 



DIVISION— of colonies. .. .49, 77, 



110,224, 274 

 boards 99, 125, 161, 208, 285 



DOOLITTLE— Novice answered. . 70 



apology of Novice to 122 



fancy crate in Europe 217 



regular correspondence 331 



report for the season ;i49 



DRONES— white-headed 179 



importance on progeny 18 



worker eggs laid in drone cells 220 



do not gather honey 264 



wholesale destruction of 264 



light colored 376 



Brooks' fancy stock 273 



Exportation- of honey.. 36, 37, 



179, 258, 260, 394, 410 



severe handling in transit 106 



from California to Germany. . 410 



EDITORIAL Items— 5 to 7, 27 to 34, 

 63 to 68, 101 to 107, 137 to 145, 

 173 to ISO, 209 to 217, 251 to 

 259, 289 to 305, S27 to 337, 365 



to 372, 405 to 411 

 notes of travel by editor . .370, 372 



EXTRACTED Honey 9, 



in San Domingo 



management of 25, 111, 



produced in California 



how to strain it 219, 



increasing demand 221, 



unripe if not capped 



not same as strained honey.. . 

 cans for shipping 



EXTRACTOR— when to use. . .154, 



its use in brood-nest 



essential features of 



invention and use of 



Muth's patent on 



different kinds described. .139, 



140. 177, 



forwax 212,319, 



Feeding Bees- in transit 258 



how to do'it in the spring 341 



for storing in surplus 220 



Fertile Workers . . .19, 45, 116, 



153, 200, 282 

 Fertilization— attempted in 

 confinement. .13, 41, 118, 189, 



384, 414 

 witnessed by Dzierzon 40 



Floating APIARY. .101, 136 232, 



238, 293, 3;«, 367 

 ancient migi'atory trips 30, 181 



Fore tON Notes . . . 13 to 18, 39, 40, 

 95,96,108, 181. 182, 269 to 271, 

 297, 298, 337 to 340, 374, 413, 414 



Foul Brood 102, 114, 190, 251, 323 



how to cleanse hives ■. .. 146 



remedies for 212, 241, 269 



Frames— large or small ? 278 



which way to run 175 



distance between 282 



block for making 336 



Kretchmer's bearings for 234 



passage-ways over 362 



Valentine's stand for 278 



Glucose— how manufactured.. 12 



unwholesome 35, 391, 392 



honey adulterated with 394 



unfit for feeding bees . . .90, 200 



317, 369, 375, 392, 405 



Goods— the cheapest not often 

 best 178 



Hone y— continued. 



large yields 20, 45, 



California yield 67, 



" hot," how to cure it 



Cuban and Southern 106, 



freight charges on 106, 



yield per hive 



from golden-rod 



used at Jewish feasts 



in Switzerland hotels 



from white clover 



sold on commission 



creating a demand for. .28, .52, 

 129, 



used in preserving fruit 



how to sepavate from wax 



receipts for cooking 243, 



ferment^'.tion preventei' 



season's results 2u-j, 328. 



280 lbs. from one hive 



the best always demanded — 



gold medal award 



should always be graded 



vinegar recipe 10. 



carrier 7, .35, 106, 



transportation cans 



jars, corks and labels for — 5, 

 knives— Bingham & Hether- 



ington's "252, 



tin pails and jars 



cans, sizes and prices of 



future for producers 



Detroit dealers 52, 



an unmailable article 



knives unmailable 



store in a dry place 



supply and demand 



selling and shipping 



sale of tons of 



wonderful cave of 



Honey Boxes 24, 81, 29B, .368 



what kind to use ■ 22, 200 



how to get bees out 20, 260, 343 



glassed or not 24, 72, 91, 149, 169 



single combs best 26, 107, 111 



not use foundation in 87 



spaces between 149 



all in one piece 176, 368 



made all of glass 212 



queen laving in 277 



Moore's with cap 236,280, 365 



I arge boxes und esirabl e 400 



1 lb. sections too small 25, 371 



of forty years ago 210 



Honey Market- 

 lish 



-how to estab- 



Hives— which way to face 



their name is " legion" 



which to adopt 



ventilation of 219, 



discussion upon in Germany.. 



are large or small ones best ?. . 



measurement of Langstroth's. 



is shading necessary? 



sliding bottom boards 



why bees desert them 



rotary, as made in Germany.. 



an old, old one 



are any moth-proof? 



entrance regulator 259, 



apparatus for hiving. .6, 64, 139. 



Langstroth 139, 232, 333, 



double Langstroth 



new Langstroth 177, 



as made by John Roberts 



A. H. Russell 80, 



Wm. Thomson 



N. C. Mitchell 152, 130, 145, 



Novice 



Wm. Cam 



E. France 



Oatmans' Modest 



North Star 141,146, 



Concord 170, 



Armstrong's Centennial... 209, 

 332, 



Hill's winter bee-hive 



suspended on scales 



Honey and Bee Shows. . . .328, 

 354, 369, 374, 378, 409, 



British 292,294, 



medals for prizes 



wonderfully attractive 



why not more general _. . 



progressive ideas about — 366, 

 Winfield's prize " pillaT-" 



Honey— Is it made or gathered? 342 

 used in manufacturing 137, 371, 399 



cost of production 436 



sold at hard times prices 71, 73 



Honey— as food and medicine. . 

 105, 129, 170, 176, 207, 308, 2:^5, 



293, 378 

 for dyspepsia, colds, etc — 209, 260 



its use in cooking 243, 303 



lecture by the editor on 176 



Hog Cholera— cure for 42 



INCREASE— prevention of — 97, 398 

 best method of 168 



Italy— are black bees there?.124, 162 



C. J. Quinby's visitto 43:^ 



S. B. Parsons' visit to 39(i 



Langstroth, Rev. L. L.. re- 

 stored to health .... 409 

 visit to Prof. Cook 405 



jMauketing Honey— 8,26, 34 to 

 37, 39, 79, 106, 107, 116, 117, 143 



to 145, 203, 260, 296 



needs personal attention 14 



co-operation desirable 92 



should be assorted and labeled 



. . . .145, 231 



small crates sell best 162, 392 



must be attractive 194 



sales ruined by inexperienced 



....14,37,41,109, 117 

 veneering should be discoun- 

 tenanced 144 



in Boston, Mass 37, 145, 296 



