INDEX. 



121 



Queen bees, longevity of, 2 

 natural history of, 6-8 



— — number of eggs laid by, 2 

 their stings, 6 



— cages, 43, 70 



illustrations of, 43, 70 



"pipe cover," 43, 70 



" Ray nor," 70 



— cells, built before swarming, 9 

 illustration of, 61 



— '■ — method of fixing in nuclei, 

 61 



— excluding dummy, 37 



illustration of, 38 



zinc, 37, 46 



— introduction to alien stocks 

 and nuclei, 8, 43, 70-72, 105 



— raising, artificial method of, 

 59, 60, 66, 109 



natural method of, 53, 54 



Quieting bees with carbolic acid, 



32, 34 

 ■ rapping on the sides of 



hive, 32 



smoke, 32, 33 



Quilts for beehives, 23, 75 



Racks for sections, see Section ' 



crates 

 Rapid feeder, illustration of, 57 ' 

 ~ feeding, 56, 57, 74 

 "Ray nor" queen cage, 70, 71 

 Rennie, Dr., his book on "Isle 



of Wight Bee Disease," 89 j 

 Ripening honey, 49 j 

 Robber bees, see Robbing i 

 Robbing, 41, 68, 74, 101, 107 \ 

 Roofs for beehives, 20 

 how to prevent them ' 



from blowing off", 68 ' 

 — illustrations of, 20, 23, 



62, 112 



Salicylic acid, 82, 83 I 



Sanfoin honey, 69 I 



Saw cut in top bar of l)ar- frames, t 



28 I 



Second swarms generall}^ re- ! 



quire feeding, 25 

 time of da}^ when they issue 



from hives, 10 



Section block, 37 

 illustration of, 37 



— crates, 37-39 



capacity of a hive with 



doubling box for, 22 

 divisional, 25 



— ^ illustrations of, 25, 38, 39, 

 112 



Sections, 35, 102, 103 



— grooved, 36 



illustration of, 36 



— how to fold, 35, 36 



— illustrations of, 35-38, 103 



— in frames, 37, 38, 102-106 

 illustration of, 38 



— no-bee-way, 102, 103 



— sizes of, 37 



— used as miniature frames, 102, 

 105 



Separators for section racks, 



see Dividers 

 Shading hives, 72, 101 

 Shallow frames, 50 

 Size of beehives, the best, 21 

 Skeps, straw, 1, 16 



illustration of, 16 



Sliding inner walls for doubling 



boxes and hives, 22 

 illustration of, 



22 

 Smokers, their use, 33 



— illustration of, 32 



— material to burn in, 33 

 South African bees, 14, 15 

 Space between honey combs, 18, 



21 

 Spray diffuser, illustration of, 82 

 Spreading the brood, 52, 53 

 Spring management of bees, 67-69 

 Stands for beehives, 18 



illustration of, 18 



Starting bee-keeping, advice to 



persons, 24 

 Stimulative feeders, illustrations 



of, 52, 108 



— feeding, 51, 52, 55, 63, 107, 108 

 — ■ — syrup for, 52 



Stings of bees, remed}" for, 30 



what to do when stung 



while manipulating, 30, 31 

 preventives, 30, 31 



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