Queens 91, 265. 



" Italian 57, 5S, 99. 



" artificial 61. 



" two in a hive 9C., 11.5, 2S6. 



" fertilization 258. 



" natural and forced 259. 

 Queen breeding 37, 85, 98. 

 Queen castle 2.33, 261. 

 Queen cells 81, 282. 

 Queens, introducing 10, 83. 

 Queens raised from a young mother 



1.58. 

 Queen raising 89, 257 2S6. 

 Queen nursery 19, 90, 116, 184. 

 Queen yard tested .39, 275. 

 Questions 17, 270, 288. 

 Questions for Kovice 159, 207, 269, 



Raising queens 257, 285. 



Kambliug notes and comments 250. 



Eejoinder and comments 211. 



Kemarks and inquiries 135. 



Keplies and explanatory remarks 10. 



Report 206. 



Report of apiary in 1870 77. 



" of a beginner 136. 



" from IJethlehem, Iowa 153. 



" " Dayton, Ohio 231. 



" " Jeddo, Michisau 153. 



" " Kleinsburg, Canada 1.5,5. 



" " a Wisconsin apiary 154. 



Report of Examiner in Patent Office 



16. 

 Replies 19. 

 Reply to inquiry 109. 

 Replies and remark 1S7. 

 Response to inquiries 192. 

 Reproductive organs of the queen 



279. 

 Resurrected buried bees 10. 

 Requisites of a^hive 68. 272. 

 Returuin;^ late' swarms 251. 



Respect for the Sabbath 83. 

 Robbing bees 13. 

 Rocky mouutnin bee plant 113. 

 Running comments 143. 



Saye the queens 256. 



Season in Massachusetts 110. 



Season in New Jersey 158, 203, 225, 



275. 

 Season in Northarn Iowa 176. 

 Sectional casket hive 44. 

 Sex, development of 5. 

 Shallow form of hive 63. 

 Shallow hives or deep? 106. 

 Shallow Langstroth hives 9. 

 Shipping honey in frames 108. 

 Side-gathering hive 255. 

 Silk weed or milk weed 113. 

 Smoker, new 109, 187, 2^8. 

 Something on hives 133. 

 Sparrow, European b9. 

 Statements unreliable 224. 

 Stimulative feeding 165. 

 Sting of the honey bee 29. 

 Successful use of looking-glass 188. 

 Suggestions 136, 256, 274. 

 Suggestions and comments 185, 

 Summer operations 134. 

 Supplementary oifer 164. 

 Surplus honey boxes 236. 

 Swarms absconding 168. 

 Swarms, arresting 168. 

 Swarming fever 134. 

 Swarm in an airy position 159. 

 Systematic plagiarism 184. 



Table of days 11. 



Tanging 40. 



Tennessee, letter from 37. 



" Middle 65. 



Texas, letter from 139. 

 Theory and practice 159. 



Things past, present, and future 273. 

 Thomas hive 37, 87, 103, 149, 182. 

 Thoughts on bee culture 17. 

 To bee-keepers of the United States 



219. 

 Transferring bees 260. 

 Transferred colony deserts to its hive 



2S4. 

 Tree Climbing 14. 

 Trouble among bees 43, 213. 

 Two queens iu a hive 96, 115, 161, 253. 



Unimpregnated queens 83. 

 Unreliable statements 224. 

 Upward ventilation 107. 



Variations of weight 145. 

 Various particulars 279. 

 Ventilating damp cellars 108. 

 Ventilation, upward 107. 

 Visit to E. Gallup 33. 

 Visit to Palmer Bros', apiary 92. 



War in a nucleus hive 213. 



Wax extractor 240. 



West Tennessee, season in 223. 



Weight, variations of 143. 



What more is wanted ? 274. 



Whence came our lumey bees ? 45. 



White clover crop 112, 287. 



Who has the best hive? 19. 



Who will help? 137. 



Wintering bees IS, 19. 24, 35, 56, 107, 



160. 183, 22S, 2)3, 271. 

 Winter management 53, 183. 

 Wire clamps and splints 269. 

 Wire gauze 287. 

 Worms in combs 137. 



Yet another smoker 187, 288. 



IICTIDESZ-TO: GOieiaiBSIPOILTIDElNrTS. 



AbbeD. E. P. 22, 97, 118, 248; Aldrich S. B. 118,142; Alley 

 H. 8, 56, 38, 71,110,137,181,211,252 : Anderson J. 48 ; Apis 11 ; 

 Argo H. M. 81 ; Ashcom W. 47 ; Ayres G. 22 ; Avery H. L. 14.3. 



baily 142; Baker W. 13, 20, 70; Ball W. H. 191; Baldridge 

 M. M 160; Barber J. 132 ; Barfoot J. 142; Barnard A. 10, 17, 

 168, 208, 263; Barrett C. W. 110; Bayard J. W. 46, 167; 

 Beckwith 263 ; Bell Dr. J M. 23, 118 ; Belz .1. 46, 166 ; Bene- 

 dict A. 143 ; Benjamin E. 283 ; Benjamin J. E 134, 162 ; Berry 

 J. M. 18S ; Bickford R. 18, 72, 107, 147, 175, 278; Biglow C. B. 

 284; Bishop A. T. 136 ; Bledsoe J. R. 22, 29, 263; Blinn H. C. 

 .59; Bogart J. 92, 94; Bohier Dr. G. 274; Bolles H. 0. 166; 

 Bowman S. J. lt)6 ; Briggs Rev. E. L. 35,38, 83; Brown A. L. 

 211 ; Brown J. A. 143; Brundige A J. 17 ; BurcU H. A. 206 ; 

 Butler J. 160, 162. 



Cameron N. 133, 183 ; Cumpbell W. 13 ; Carr J. 167 ; Carr 

 W 74 ; Gate A. P. 167 ; Chaffee Dr. H. 112 ; Chapman A. 154, 

 168; Chenv A. B. 95; Cherry J. B. 46; Cohb A. F. 2'»4; Cobb 

 G. P. 190;'';ocbran L. M.262; Coggshall D Jr. 92. 94; Coney 

 H. B. 70, 133 ; Cork G. 46, 105 ; Crist H. 87, 159, 187 ; Curtis J. 

 11, 203 



Dadant C. 60. 70, 134, 229, 230 ; Dart R. 71 ; Davis Dr. J. 

 19, 91 ; Davis J. L. 209 ; Davis W. J. SI ; Dawbarn C. 137, 

 272; Dawson J. 191; Deem J. C. 22; Dickinson F. M. 166; 

 Dillard Dr. J. 71 ; Doolittle G. M. 102, 103, 143, 2.j8, 262; Duf- 

 feler J. 84, 178; Dunlavy B. B. 47. 



Faul H. 114, 2.53; Fish L..108; Fisher A. J. 187; Flory J. S. 

 279 ; Fortune J. P. 46, 191 ; Fowler E. S. 39; Frazer W. J. 

 167; French C. L. 46. 



Gallup E. 10, 15, 19, 23, 86, 90, 107, 118, 120, 176,179, 184, 

 187, 192, 214, 229, 280; Gast G. h. 262; Gill Rev. W. 249; 

 Goodrich J. D. 143; Gravenhorst C. J. H. 1, 241, 262 ; Green A. 

 46, 51, 96, 183, 2.53; Grimm A. 213, 215, 211, 240, 247, 277, 284 ; 

 Griswold A. U. 191 ; Gross W. L. 70 



Hadsell J. 118; Hadaway M. 140; Hall S. S ; Hamlin 

 Dr. T. B. 94 ; Herman 0. 191 ; Harriett G. W. 47 ; Hart A. H. 

 92 ; Hastinirs C. 68 ; Hazen Rev. J. 41, 77, 177 ; Heddon J. 100, 

 114, 118 1.59 ; Henderson W. P. 37, 63, 89, 115, 185, 209; l!er- 

 shey J. F. 167; Heustis J. 70; Hewsou W. 116; Hobson W. 

 11. 191 ; Holsinger F. 263; Honey R. 70; Hopkins B. R. 87; 

 Horton W. A 262; Housel C. J. 107; Hovt C. B. 46 ; Hub- 

 bard J. L. 137, 158, 164, 203, 225, 240, 269 ; Hudson H. 191, 

 281 ; Hunt D. C. 70; Hunter Dr. J. W. 23 ; H. W. S. 212; H. 

 W. W. 215 ; Hastings C. 90. 



Ignoramus 6T, 102; Ingels S. 118. 



John 232; Johnson J. 11.262; John's Pacts and Fancies 276. 



Kirk W. H. 22; King Charles H. 161. 



Lane D. P. 154, 228; Langstroth Rev. L. L. 219, 220, 259, 



271; Lattner P. 143; Lindley J. W. 205; Lindley L. M. 70; 

 Lipsett H. 71 ; Locke J. 176 ; Love J. F. 262 ; Luetlii S. 71. 



Mahon Rev. M. 260 ; Manwell Rev. A C. 24 ; Martin H. J. 

 167; Marvin J. M. 2.)6 ; Merritt K. B. 43 ; Metcalf J. K. 66; 

 McGaw T. G. 248; McKernan J. S 167; McLatchie J. 1^2; 

 McLaughlin J. 70 ; Muldleworth J. 13.3, 143, 273; Miller C. C. 

 83, 8S, 2.37; Miller E, H. 190 ; Miller J. B. 46; Miller M. 206; 

 Miller K. 43, 113, 118, 177 ; Millett Rev. D. C. 11, 224; Miner 

 H. D. 70, 76, 136; Montgomery B F. 95; Moon A. F. 7, 251 ; 

 Moore J. P. 46 ; Morgan Mrs. K. A. D. 236 ; Mui ray J. W. 70 ; 

 Murphy R. R. S8, 94: Muth C. F. 46, 79, 142; McLeau J. L. 6<. 



Nash F. G. 70 ; Keel J. 262 ; Nesbit U. 34, 80, 116, 144 ; Nunn 

 F. F. 46. 



OIney G. B. 46. 



Palmer Bros. 36 ; Pappmeier J. F. 262 ; Pnrmley Dr. E. 13, 

 116: Paschall, Miss M, .M. 232; Payne E. D. 166; Peabody J. 

 L. 24, 71, 210 ; Peirce J. W. 232; Phelps H. F. 209 ; Perrine 

 & Co., 256 ; Pierce T. 70 ; Piersou T. 94. 262 ; Porter E. E. 22 ; 

 Pond J. E. Jr. 2:^, 67: Potter A. 279 ; Price J. M 11, 44, 48, 

 60, 82, 101, 109, 162 ; Bucket, Dr. B. 65, 148. 



Quinby M. 174, 180, 184, 186, 274, 276. 



Reavis D. B. 22; Replogle S. B. 136; Rcgers C. 9, 106; 

 Rogers F. M. 159 ; Rood E. 53: Root A. J. 14, 32, 33, 38, 62, 

 78,' 100, 131, 172, 206, 223, 244, 283; Rose J. T. 282; Rosenstiel 

 H. 213;. J. N. Rottiers 269, 281 ; Rowell S. 262; Rowley S. 

 192; Rowley W. 23, 46. 



Salisbury Rev. A. 108, 255, 259; Salisbury H. 0. 142; Sallee 

 J. W. 109 ; Sanbern J^ B. R. 262 ; Sanford Dr. S. 47 ; .Seay J. 

 W. 39, 63 76, 82, 119, 137 ; Scientific 254; Semlitsch Rev. A. 

 25; Silsby G. C. 57,204; Siebold Prof. Von 5 ; Schoouover W. 

 166 ; Shaw N. H. 94; Smith C. T. 118; Smith J. 142, 262; 

 Smith N. T. 143; Smith T. .36,40,46,103, 276; Snell F. A. 

 190: Snow S 191 ; Snyder A. 166; Stevens S. W. 142; Stiles 

 A. 93; Stinebring G. W. 94; Stratton W. M. 262; Sue W. 

 Mrs. 210, 231 ; Swett H. K. 33, 151, 166 



Taylor J. W. 46, 93: TemideJ. F. 70; Thomas J. H. 19, OS, 87, 

 94, 149 ; ThompKOn J. A. 167 ; Thrasher G. 191 ; Tillingh.iiit 

 J.F. 6:^, 66; Todd G. 133; Townley J. H. 133, 245; Townley 

 J. B. 91 ; Troyer W. 46. 



Van Renselaer P. S. 23, 46. 



Wahl J. 191 ; Walter J. N. 118. 208 ; Ware S. C. 71 ; Way 

 J. L. 191 ; Way S 47; Weeks C. 47; Wells H. S. 71 ; Whit- 

 son J. J. 269 ; Whitinjr L, C. 99 ; White H. 47 ; Wilkins 0. F. 

 227; Wilson M. 118; Winfleld J. 47; Wolcott 0. E. 48; 

 Woody T. H. 112; Worden J. M. 42; Worihington D. M. 10, 

 77, 215 ; Wright W. D. 161 ; Wurster 2.3, 155. 



Young P. 94. 



