472 
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Clover, white 81, 82, 87, 91 
Close spacing of frames... 163, 193 
Colonies, number to work tae 
Comb-building, manner of wee, 33 
and brood . 406 
Comb-foundation .. . 191 
Comb-honey “i ie w+ 281 
‘i cut to fit sections... 417 
re for exhibition . 296 
grading and bleach- 
ing awe 286 
4 increased yields of 302 
ii never finished below 171 
a preparing for mar- 
ket «+» 290 
"4 preparing stocks 
or we 231, 283 
selling we 204 
Combs, arrangement of in winter 179, 
203, 208 
ij crowded with honey ... 406 
‘i distance between ae 38 
i drone, in supers . 270 
- old or new . 272 
$i new, in sections 238, ae 245 
i producing all worker ... 394 
surplus, for extracting ... 269 
Commercial frames . 176 
- » why extract 
from? ... 179 
is » how to stock 180 
» facts about... 181 
Conqueror, hanging chamber hive, 167 
v Double Hive 306 
‘i ensures correct win- 
tering sa TPT 
ai supers ; vee 175 
- the back of... . 176 
‘i Treble Hive | ses 310 
painting, and others 176 
Cough, treatment for 431 
Covered apiary, sce cian of... 387 
Crates, super ; . 182 
a for bottles | . 279 
aly », comb-honey ... .. 290 
‘sj perfect cushioned . 290 
Crops, clover seed for... .. 80 
»  cultivationof —... jie OB 
» growing. suitable... 4, 76 
.»  Manuring ... 79, 83, 90 
» profit from... ae See 
Cross bees, disposing of... ioe 54 
Cyprian bees wes wea we OF 
‘i » for hot climates ... 407 
D 
Dairy, profits from 105, 107 
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Diseases of bees 109, 118, 146, 444-449 
Disease, and value of young 
queens 118 
Fr and addition of brood 
and bees 119 
" swarming to dispose of 
old bees ins 11g 
“ the Author vindicated 120 
- failures in curing . 123 
increasing while curing 134 
Dividing for increase wee 253 
Double-walled hives ss. 208 
Doubling wi 231 
¥ for late harvests . 407 
swarm and stock 230, 255 
ia two swarms and stocks 257 
ii swarms on starters ... 408 
Drawn combs in sections 242, 245, 
302, 305 
‘i special features 412 
Driven bees 418 
aided by plumping 422 
- » and foul brood . 419 
‘i » for the heather .» 408 
- », on foundation «421 
iy » uniting 153, 421 
» when to hive +++ 420 
Driving ss + 20 
Drones from worker eggs” va 5 
» breeding in direct line. 71 
» first hatching of .. we 40 
» production of 335 
» selection of aes wee 330 
» sole use of ie we. 40 
virile and non-virile we 49 
Dry sugar feeding w+ 356 
Dwindling in spring 155, 228 
Dysentery . 109, 213 
i) prevention of.. . II 
E 
Eastern queens +» 456 
Economy of the hive re wey 32. 
Enemies of bees ... s+ 109 
Entrances, small, detrimental ... 214 
large ... 170, 305, 310 
Eggs, development of ... sad Bal 
» Yetarded hatching of _... 2 
» sex of 
Estimates of expenses, &e. es 
Excluders, the best - + 271 
Expenses, estimated for two years 441 
Experience, value of —... we 10 
Extracted honey ... tas wee 265 
n » for exhibition... 280 
4 storage of 276 
Extracting from brood combs ... 
