568 



INDEX TO FIFTEENTH VOLUME 



Robbers— continued. 



human 243 



instances of 298, 459, 462 



maddened bees 245 



Shipping Bees — 



moving in a spring wagon 499 



preparation for. 7, 17, 117, 122, 



244, 304, 3G1, 368, 447, 499 .... 564 



Separators- 

 desirable 21, 49, 313, 560, 561 



how long can they be used '!... 21 



how to cleanse 167 



not for brood chamber 224 



paper unsuitable for 4(15 



size of 146 



temporary ones 249 



Smokers— 



Bingham's.. 71. 99, 147, 156,215, 



274,302,390,437 458 



cold blast, useless 99, 260, 535 



Ferris' 101 



fuel for 292 



German 535 



history and use of. .316, 365, 458, 



484 495 



Shuck's 535 



Scovell's 147, 535 



largest sizes preferred 260 



Spring — 



dwindling in.. 156, 157, 219, 227, 



228.301 548 



management 173, 218, 219, 497 



prevention of dwindling.. 123, 



213, 219, 251, 412 548 



Statistics— 



bees, honey and wax. .25, 33, 54, 



55, 85, . 44, 345, 354, 391, 415. . 552 



Standard of Purity— 



for drones 10, 63 



for queens Ill, 174 



for workers 61, 63 



Swarming— 



how to prevent. .82, 219, 227, 270, 



355, 369, 413, 416 524 



Swarming— continued. 



natural and abnormal 257 



natural vs. artificial 176, 221 



singular experience in 351 



Swarms — 



catcher for 242, 248 



catching .10, 17, 166, 248, 261, 308, 369 



does it pay to return? 24 



does the queen lead ? 23, 299 



leaving their hives 351, 422 



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



115,247,366 553 



management of 21, 31, 305, 553 



need careful watching 407 



returning first 298 



second, how to prevent 177 



stray swarms in Texas 277 



thirty on one apple tree 349 



Transferring— 



combs turned while 273 



eggs from one cell to another. 224 



how to do it 454, 484 



when to be done... 406, 475 



Uncapping Knives — 



Bingham & Hetherington's.71, 



389, 437 495 



Uniting Colonies— 



Doolittle's plan of 484 



how to do it 222, 254, 407, 444 



"Ventilation— 



is it necessary ?. .30, 32, 156, 223, 



251,322 545 



closed by snow 360 



Water for Bees- 

 is it necessary ? 245, 248, 403 



sulphur water 128, 153 



Wild Bees- 

 introduction into America 345 



nature and habits of 226, 311 



Winter Bee Houses- 

 description of. .107. 126, 129, 153, 



155, 219, 251, 358, 374, 460. .. . 468 



"Wintering Bees- 

 amount of honey necessary 



222 225 



bag hive for 274 



burying in a cave . . 157, 227, 253, 



300, 412 540 



causes of disaster in 260, 360 



cleansing flights 322, 468- 



comparison of different meth- 

 ods 297, 305, 555 



consequences of trusting to 



luck in 208, 250 



cushions of southern moss for 126 



double-walled hives for 365, 366 



effects of light and noise on 

 bees in winter quarters 



24 514 



excessive moisture dangerous 460 



fence protection for 158 



flax straw for 155 



in cellars. . .118, 126, 130, 158, 163, 

 218, 247. 248. 25(1, 253. 255, 273, 

 297, 298, 3U1, 312, 365, 412. 



460,484 485 



in Kentucky 255 



losses while . . . .226, 227, 228, 230, 

 231, 247, 248, 250, 259, 263, 

 273, 297, 298, 300, 312, 356, 



369 411 



on summer stands. 12, 29, 64, 82, 

 130, 153, 154, 156, 157, 158, 

 167, 173, 218. 231, 263, 312, 



484, 496 497 



packed with chaff. . . .25. 29, 132, 

 153, 157, 15S, 180, 248, 249, 



299,312.484 496 



prairie hay for 108- 



preparation for. .22, 28, 32, 38, 77, 

 155, 213, 216. 218, 228, 230, 

 269, 306, 397, 408, 440, 456. ... 485 



snow advantageous 227" 



successful plans for. .253, 264, 

 321, 323, 363. 423, 459,. 486. 



496.541,553 545 



sub-earth ventilation for 512' 



theoretically and practically 



considered 511 



uneasiness while 220 



when to take out of winter 



quarters 222 



without the least protection . . 370 

 woolen cloths, sawdust and 



chaff for packing 179' 



INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Another Bee Enemy— Louisiana 



Erax 399 



Antennae of Erax 400 



Armstrong's Centennial Hive.. 100 



Bag for Catching Swarms 242 



Blood's Long-distance Shipping 



Cage 340 



Bourgmeyer Foundation Mill .. 12 



Capt. J. E. Hetherington 71 



Colvin's Comb Guides 105 



Comb Honey Rack 127 



Electric Alarm for the Apiary. . 110 

 Flat- bottom Foundation— exact 



size 6 



Frame of Comb Foundation, 



showing Wires 6 



Hanging Sections to top-bar of 



Case 166 



Heddon's Langstroth Hive 159 



Hiram Roop's Winter-Protec- 

 tion Hive : 304 



Hollom's Queen-Cage 195 



Lewis' Section— all in onepiece. 199 

 Machine for fastening Starters. 150 



McPherson's Frame Holder 394 



Moore's Queen-Introduc'g Cage 451 



Oatman's Modest Hive 99 



Okra— Gumbo 342 



Oleomargarine, greatly naagnif 'd 149 

 Parker's Machine for Starters.. 197 

 Prof. Cook's Division - Board 

 Feeder 266 



Pure Butter, greatly magnified. 148 



Queen-Introducing Cage 390' 



Seven- inch Story for 21 Prize 



Boxes 127 



Shears for Cutting Comb Foun- 

 dation ... 102 



Snell's Eclipse Hive 100 



Sting of the Worker 543 



Sweet Pepper, Clethra Alnifolia 59 



Three-Comb Prize Box Case 113 



Triangular Comb Basket for Ex- 

 tractor 100 



Two-Comb Prize Box Case 114 



Valentine's Bee-Yard 99 



Wing of Erax 399 



Wires for Transferring Bees 455. 



