392 INDEX. 



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Eggs, worker, may be rendered royal 19 



Electricity, effect on secretion of wax and honey . . 232 



Enemies of bees 199 



protection against 203 



Excrement of bees 188, 194 



Exotic bees 210 



their honey-cells ib. 



of Guadaloupe ib. 



Guiana 211 



India ib. 



South America ib. 



Basil Hall's Account . . . ib. 



Eye of the bee, peculiar construction of. Vide Senses. 312 



Farina 370 



collecting of 371 



time of '. . . 372 



confined to one species of flower on 



each journey 373 



Reaumur's opinion ib. 



Dobbs, Butler and Sprengel's 373, 374 



conveyance of 372 



food of larvae, and not the constituent of wax 371 



fructifying power of 370 



preparation of for use 37] 



source of 370 



storing of 373 



structure of 370 



Feeding 179 



importance of ] 93 



syrup for . j6 



modes of . ISO 



times of 182 



Fermentation, conduct of . 240 



Fertility of insects 32, 40 



