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INDEX. 
PAGE 
A 
Agriculturist and Fruit Grower 95 
Apiary, covered . 386 
» house : 382 
4 location of uae set 83 
Antenne, uses of .. ce w. 646 
deprivation of... we 47 
Apiculture, studying... igy 32) 
Appliances, manufacture of ... 11 
Area required for 100 colonies... 83 
Autumn management 202 
Average returns 7, 299 
Pe causes of low 298 
B 
Bee-culture as a profession... 1 
Bee-flora, necessity of Bid: 
Bees and queens, sale ot as IO 
Bees, best for comb- honey. we 38 
» varieties of . j ave 53 
» Black or Native ... we 54 
» Ligurian or Italian sees 155 
» Golden Italian... we 59) 
»  Carniolan  ... cue .. 60 
» Cyprian ake des waa, OF 
a Sprang ei aa . 63 
» other varieties ae we 64 
, their sense of touch we 646 
» and other pursuits 105 
» as aidsto fruit culture ... 95 
» best time to move. we OD) 
me 5 purchase ee) 
» buying aa 6, 9 370. 380 
» bumping 
» driven F ans 
» how to drive nee ane 20 
» how to handle es ie ES 
» hatching... a tan Bh 
» hybrids a ay -. 56 
», in fruit shops is =. 99 
} manipulating bets as 21 
» most suitable se sx, 68 
» Moving short distances . » 373 
» number to the pean 379, os 
» throwing... 4 
, transferring... ‘ £08 
» uniting .. 24, 200, 204, 231 
» Winter cluster 39, 219, 220, 223 
» weighing... iss si - 379 
» yearly cost of Sis a. 83 
young, commence work ... 37 
Bee-paralysis . 146 
iy and ‘natural stores 151 
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Bee-paralysis, avoid in winter ... 152 
curative treatment 
for : ws 149 
i early stage of . 147 
“i from poisoning ... 154 
- not May disease... 153 
‘A means of infection 155 
ai secondary stage of 148 
i traps . 274 
7 where originating 155 
Bee-keeping, alone + 103 
i for recreation ip JZ 
ss making acertainty 2 
ie and other occupa- 
ae 14, mr 95, sa 103 
Black bees . 54 
Brace-combs . 170 
Brood after queenless period .. . 402 
» restricted at supering ... 283 
» re-arrangement of 271 
» rest from rearing 144 
» chilled and dead... 114 
» combs, surplus 232, 269 
» frames, kind to use 167, 178 
increased between brood 237 
Benton mailing cage... ws 374 
Borage F es 86 
Bottles for honey .. 266 
Breeding, rapid after queenless- 
ness ... see 402 
af commencement ‘of se. 40 
re early 202, 227, 261 
Bronchitis, treatment for . 431 
Butter honey cake . 438 
Cc 
Candy and plumping ver 235 
%y 2) O.W. 1 366 
» making 365, 366, 377 
» to be avoided 226, 444 
» when to use - 365, 444 
Capital, amount required ee 5 
Carniolan bees... sia .. 60 
Caucassian.. ag i we 64 
Cell nurseries. ae vse 322 
Cells, formation of wae sie 338 
» how started ioe ie. BT. 
» Special for queens we 4I 
Chilblains, &c. ... “at 433 
Clover, cultivation of ... «90 
oe Italian crimson ... 81, 87 
1 Melilot ea 81, 88 
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