566 



INDEX TO FIFTEENTH VOLUME. 



Bees— "Continued. 



do not store honey in warm 

 climates 



do not make honey 



do they injure buckwheat?... 



dress while handling them 



effects of cold on 



experiments with eggs and lar- 

 vae 443, 



feeding on oil cake 



food of the larva 



form of the cell of 



four-handed workers 



•great bee of Java 



how bees take liquids into their 

 stomachs 



how soon does loss of the sting 

 cause death ? 



human breath offensive to 



in Shenandoah Valley 



lazy bees— popular illusions.. . 



length of tongue in different 

 racesof 



little Johnny's composition on 



management during June 



marking their location... .172, 



monstrosities among 



moving eggs from one cell to 

 another 



new method of hiving 



notes from Georgia 



production of, checked 



qualities in 



relative merits of native and 

 Italian . .62, Z53, 270, 322, 520, 

 538 



senses of 



smothering of 



sting of the worker 



that saved a kingdom 



the bee of the future 320,367, 505, 



the next progressive step in. . . 



tongue of 



uncapped brood 



Virgil and the honey-bee 



why bees work in the dark 



wild bees and the Indians 



Bee Stings— 



fear of, overcome 347, 363 



for rheumatism 129 



remedies for 23, 302, 398, 463 



sting of the Reduvius 463 



Beginners — 



advice to, 168, 206, 267, 271, 318, 



360 564 



experience of 128 



pleasant employment for. .364, 525 

 scientific management of the 

 apiary necessary. 156, 157, 



268,318,459,525 564 



who should keep bees. .27, 214, 



267,459, 525,561 564 



Beeswax- 

 cheap extractor for 211 



how to cleanse 302, 561 



production of 326 



the uses of 345 



California— 



honey crop, failure of .368, 403, 440 



honey resources of 78, 403 



honev shipments from 293. 344, 



361 403 



sun evaporator used in. 78, 155. 



269;346 360 



Candied Honey- 

 candied in the combs 312 



demand for, increasing 18, 447 



frames of for feeding bees — 193 



preferred by the Jews 296 



tin cans for 18 



will the pure always granu- 



late? 18, 80 



Colonies- 

 how to get them strong early 



in the spring 205 



made by division.. 11, 29, 78, 85, 



115.247, 366 553 



nuclei, how formed 215 



two in one tree 216 



Combs- 

 arrangement of 456 



built from the bottom up.. 154, 



229, 231 301 



Combs— continued. 



built outside the hive 10 



cleansing 97, 156, 321, 246 



compelling bees to build work- 

 er 104, 155, 231 



how to extract partly filled 



sections 167 



how to get them built 15, 242 



melting of 22, 537 



pruning old combs 84 



straight, how to procure them, 224 



Comb Foundation- 

 advantages Of. .26,28, 34, 76, 112, 

 160, 169, 173, 199, 201, 210,220, 

 302, 348, :«;, 372, 395, 418, 472, 522 



" bulging "of 248 



comparative merits of differ- 



entkinds 340, 398, 523 



containing wire. 6, 12, 54, 76, 227, 



249, 293, 341, 358 522 



death of the inventor of 204 



extra thin described.. .6, 54, 98, 146 



how much to use 272 



how to fasten to frames. 76, 102, 



211, 272, 348, 359, 368 622 



how to make 12, 23 



its uses for surplus honey.. 12, 



22, 273, 275, 367, 472, 522 561 



machine for fastening start- 

 ers 150, 197 



made from plates, wired. ..150, 251 



made on tin foil 97,150, 252 



made on wood 103 



Mrs. Dunham's 101, 193 



silk threads used in 249 



will bees always draw out the 



thick? 216, 522 



with high side-walls 33, 242 



Comb Honey- 

 assort and label it 303,483, 560 



compared with extracted. .454, 547 



effect of dampness on 350 



how to prepare for market. .20, 



174, 303, 314, 350 560 



how to produce. .31, 32, 174, 303, 350 



keep in a warm place 174, 303 



leakage prevented in 350, 560 



one solid foot 252, 448 



rack and cases for sections 127 



salable and attractive pack- 

 ages. . .269, 289, 292, 313, 406, 560 



Conventions — 



arrangements concerning. 246, 534 



benefits of 20,302, 559 



Reports— Addison Co., Vt 178 



Albany Co., N. Y 317 



Austro -Genii an 56, 278, 474 



British 386 



Bohemian 205 



Caledonian 388, 470, 472 



Cedar Valley, Iowa 28 



Central Kentucky.. 200, 267, 552 

 Central Michigan... 180,20(1, 274 



Central Ohio 33, 320, 555 



Clark Co., Ohio 173 



Eastern Switzerland 474 



IndianaState 486 



Lancaster Co., Pa... 24, 173. 



312 415 



Livingston Co., Mich 272 



Mahoning Valley, 272 



Michigan State 33, 4&3 



Missouri Valley 222 



Muscatine, Iowa 80, 365, 4N3 



Nebraska 176, 45S, 564 



North American. .. .196, 294, 337 



391,439, 482 487 



North-Eastern 217 



N. E. Wisconsin 29,200, 321 



Northern Michigan 79, 469 



N. W. 111. and S. E. Wis. 178, 367 

 North-Western Ohio. . .174. 555 



North- Western Union 441 



Sanilac Co., Mich 178, 411 



South-Eastern Iowa . . .322, 87:; 

 Southern Kentucky. 26, 200, 275 



Southern Michigan 129, 178 



Texas State 365, 417 



Union Kentucky 276 



Warren&Chautauqua.N.Y. 200 

 Western Illinois & Eastern 



Iowa 20, 200, 411, 556 



West Virginia 554 



Cyprian Bees- 

 superiority of 64, 507 



home habits of 204 



Diseases of Bees- 

 cause of .30, 155, 178, 250, 259, 262, 273 

 298, 299, 308, 312, 374, 423, 502, 



504 518 



dead brood in cells 425 



dysentery as a bee disease 517 



dysentery. .101. 116, 130, 131, 150, 

 156, 158, 229, 248, 262, 356, 517, 

 535. ... ... 541 



remedies for! '.'.'.'.'.'. !l58, 262, 264 



epidemics among insects 197 



foul brood.. 130 300,364,365,461, 



502. 504 



rem edies if or .' . .' . . . . .324,' 502, 504 



experiments with 450 



fungous growth of brood 421 



Division Boards- 

 feeder in 266,273 274 



no patent on 300 



use of paper for 85 



, birds preying upon 399 



early productidn of 368, 371 



how to prevent the rearing of. 21 



improved race of 6 



influence of, on progeny 16 



reared in worker cells 422 



I standard for 10 



wrong-end to, in cells 419 



Dzierzon — 



and Berlepsch 475 



invested with Russian badge 



of honor 438, 474 



theory of, discussed 325 



Editor- 

 as Representative to Europe. 

 198, 291, 292, 338, 386, 388,391, 

 392, 434, 471, 472, 474, 489. ... 514 

 in Continental Europe . .433 to 438 

 in England and Scotland. .338, 



386,392 489 



Exporting Honey- 

 to England. 290, 292, 338, 349, 389, 



393,489, 517 532 



to Germany 84, 102 



to Spain 326 



Extracted Honey- 

 barrels for 248, 547 



compared with comb honey454, 547 



cups for marketing of 272 



how to get from cappings 82 



how to produce 32. 313 



how to sell 19, 217, 514, 517 



how to ship 20, 314, 516, 547 



more profitably produced than 



comb honey 366, 448, 515 



preparing for market. . .19, 314, 447 



rules for production of 274 



should be capped before ex- 

 tracted 78, 366, 357 



sun evaporator for. 78, 155, 269, 



346,360 557 



what vessels to use for. .20, 404, 



447,516, 547 560 



Extractor- 

 does it pay to use 367, 466 



Everett's 87, 274 



Muth's 193,269, 437 



new one for 6 frames 404 



patents on 16 



triangular comb-basket for... 100 



Feeding Bees- 

 bees carrying candy out of 



hives 547 



candied honey for 1P3 



cider for 85, 249, 460 



honey best for feeding 178, 216 



how to prepare feed 153, 261, 469 



in early spring 366 



intoxicated by decaying fruit. 4S5 

 milk, eggs and honey for . .152, 278 



moist brown sugar for 229 



molasses and syrups for.. .107, 227 

 profitable . .152, 201, 205, 216, 222, 558 



sorghum for 85, 460, 470 



sugar syrup for 107 



to stimulate 274, 275 



when not gathering honey 273 



Fertile Workers- 

 experiences with 299 



