INDEX. 



A few facts concerning bees 



wax, 25G. 

 A guide to tlie best metbort of 



beekeeping, 10,28,50, 87, 1-27. 



220, 278. 

 A trip to tbe home of the Car- 



niobin bees, 274. 

 A .visit to tlie bee farm and 



otlier matters, 20.5. 

 AblK)tt, E. T., St. Joseph (Mo.) 



K.xposUion, 233. 

 Adulteration of honey, 283. 

 — '■ — '— iii France 



and Germany, -2741 . . 

 Advanced bee culture, 196. 

 After swarms, are the}' profit- 

 able y.il. 

 Allev, Henrv, Answers to 



questions, litl, 2.!8,2{)2, 263. 

 Alley, Henry, Drone trap and 



bow to use it, 101. 

 Alley, Henry, How to form 



nuclei. 127. 

 Alley, Henry, Utility of feed- 



ers 



Analyses of honey. 267, 269. 



Apiculture and agriculture, 37, 

 96. 



Apis canadensis, A new man- 

 ual, 18. 



Apis canadensis. Is beekeep- 

 ing profitable, 61. 



Apis canadensis, Tlie coming 

 frame. 207. 



Apis canadensis, invertible 

 hives, 282. 



Artificial pasturage for bees, 

 211. 



Arundell, T. F., Is beekeeping 

 lirofitalile? 130. 



Avery, li. D., Questions by, 

 191. 



Bee culture in the soiitli, 171, 



199, 241. 

 Bee farm, visit to, and other 



matters, 20.5. 

 Beekeepers' union, 167. 

 Handy Book, re- 

 view of. 140. 

 Beekeeping as a pursuit, 121. 



, does it pay Y 147. 



lor women, 246. 



in the south , 34. 



Bee i>oison, active prniciple 



of. 269. 

 Bee poison, a preservative of 



honey, 2<;n. 

 Bee poison, an antisei)tic, 270. 

 Bees and l)eekeei)ing, scien- 



entific and practical, 272. 

 Bees, industry of, 69. 



in orchards. 212. 



natural history of. new 



observations on, 03, 94, 133, 



1.56, 181,204,229.253. 

 Bees of India. 14,5. 



poisoned by glucose, 212. 



wax, how made, 2.56. 



wintering of, 9, 25, 43, 



.56, 86. 

 Benedict, Secretary, Address 



by, 114. 

 Best management of apiarv 



for comb honey, 114. 

 Bienenzeitung, "notes from, 



149. 

 Black bees, more disposed to 



rob and more liable to be 



robbed than Italians, 197. 

 Blackford, Francis W., Notes 



from "Dun Glen apiary," 



206. 

 Bonney, A. E., Foul brood in 



Australia, 33. 

 Bonnev, A. E., Notes from 



Australia, 234. 

 Bonney, A. E., Questions by, 



203. 

 Book notices and reviews, 41, 



140. ■ ■ 



Bosworth, James H., Visit to 



tbe bee farm, 205. 

 Building up, 146. 

 Bunker, A., Bees of India, 

 .145. 

 Burnham, Luther B., Visit to 



the New England fair, 233. 



California honey crop, 213. 

 Canadian department, 67, 102, 



140, 231. 257. 

 Cane sugar (sucrose), 271. 

 detection of, in 



honey. 271. 

 Cell formation, Holman's il- 

 lustration, 60. 

 Cells of the hive bee, origin 



of, 52. 

 Chafl" hives and destruction of 



brood. 137. 

 Cheshire, F. R., Heceptacu- 



Inm seminis of bees, 73. 

 Christ, J. L.. A guide to the 



best methods of beekeeping, 



10,28,56,87, 127,226. 

 Clark, J. C, Honey extractor, 



136. 

 Clark, W. F., Wintering bees, 



43. 

 Colton, Cbas. L.. The spider 



as a comb protector, 209. 

 Comb foundation, 109. 

 Commercial glucose, 270. 

 Composition of honey, 265. 

 Convention notes, 20,41, 2.57, 



285. 

 Cook, A. J., Answers to ques- 

 tions, 45, 47, 71, 168, 214, 238, 



261, 290. 

 Cook, A. J., AVby the bees die, 



244. 

 Cornell, S., Dry freces. 174. 

 , Improprieties in 



jonrnaliKm, 221. 

 Correspondence, 16, 32. 63, P8, 



136, 102, 184. 205, 233, 2.55,282. 

 Cowan, A. P., Answers to 



questions. 44. 

 Cowan, A. P., Report for 1SSS5 



on wintering, 162. 

 Cuban honev, petition respect- 

 ing, 109, lio. 

 Cushman, Samuel, Questions 



by, 237. 

 Cyprians, disposition of, 254. 



Dadant, Charles & Son, The 



honey extractor, 162. 

 Davis. Hilas D., Safe wintering 



of bees, 36. 

 Davis, Rebecca Harding. 



Women as beekeepers, 214. 

 Deadman, G. A., Record of 



queens and colonies, 150. 

 Demaree, G.W., Attei- swarms, 



are they profitable ? 51. 

 Demaree, G.W., Answers to 



questions, 22, 46, 72, 214, 238, 



289. 

 Demaree, G.W., Bee culture 



in tbe south, 171, 199,241. 



Demaree, G. W., Does bee- 

 keeping iiay, 147. 

 Demaree. G.Sv., Hard winter 



on bees, 100. 

 Detection of adulterations 



with glucose, 270. 

 Detection of cane sugar in 



honey, 271. 

 Diphtheria, cure of, by honey, 



39. 

 Dollar queens, their efl'ect on, 



the stock of the country, 107. 

 Drone trap and how to use it, ' 



101. 

 Drones, observations upon, 



217. 

 Dry faeces, 174. 



Eilitor. Answers to questions, 



120, 191. 

 Editor, questions by, 21, 71, 



168, 190. 

 Editorial. 13. 30. .58. 90, 134, 152, 



179, 201, 228, 251, 281. 

 Elwood, P. H., Moses Quinby 



and his life work, 1. 

 Elwood, P H., Whose hat is it? 



85. 

 Enterprise apiary, jottings 



from, 208. 

 Exchanges, 37, 60, 9(i, 139, 156, 



213. 

 Experimental bee farm notes, 



134, 157, 182, 230, 254. 

 Extracted honey, how to in- 

 crease tlie demand, 109. 



Feeders, ntility of, 223. 



Feeding bees. 285. 



Feeding bees and feeders, 244, 



Feeding bees, proper time for, 



67. 

 Ferris, Chas. G., New York 



and Florida, IS, 63, 98, 138, 



163, 184. 

 Foreign notes, 169, 193,218,272. 

 Foul brood, 5, 33, 112. 



in Australia, 33. 



cause and cure of, 



112. 



Golden jubilee of Dr. Dzier- 

 zon, 274. 



Goodspeed, C. M., Buildingup, 

 146. 



Goodspeed, C. M.. Jottings 

 from Enterprise apiary, 203. 



Goodsjieed. C. M., News from 

 New York, 138. 



Goodwin. A. J., M.D., Bee- 

 keeping in the south, 34. 



Haldemand beekeepers' asso- 

 ciation. 165. 



Hall, J. B., Answer to query 

 of. 171. 



Hall, J. B., Answers to ques- 

 tions, 23. 



Hard winter on bees, 100. 



Hasty, E.E.. Answers to ques- 

 tions, 45.47, 214,2.;S,262. 



Havens, Francis D., News 

 from California. 208. 



Hicks, J. M., How can a vir- 

 gin queen be safely intro- 

 iluced?207. 



Hicks, J. M., Notes from the 

 Bienenzeitung, 149. 



Hicks, J. M., Loss and savmg 



of honey comb, 188. 



Hints for beginners, 274. 



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