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Queens, mating of... -- 41, 49, 335 
‘ never too prolific 67, 457 
" piping... soe weap 45 
me retaining young... 244, 255, 
dace 259, 297 
* surplus virgin ‘i. 329 
two in one hive 252, 350, 463 
i virgin, rule of acceptance 332 
rr waste of . 332 
i young, before late har- 
VESt sis - 401 
every year + 405 
for tropical con- 
ditions ... 406 
to displace old 
queen, 244, 255, 259 
and large profits 297 
uv. disease 114, 118, 
120, 135, 145, 146, 149 
Queenless bees, uniting... we 2h 
forming nuclei 
with ... wee 325 
- » persistently .. 348 
i period—more brood 402 
Quieting bees, agents used for... 25 
3 » When uniting ... 23 
Quilts eee ae we B13 
» excessive, useless .. 216 
» wintering without . 214 
»  hiving without 154, 255 
R 
Returns, estimated . 441 
Robbers, encouraged . 449 
ii how to check . a. «18 
Robbing mania... we 16 
A precautions against vee 15 
i prevention Of sis 16 
” starts in early morning 17 
s 
Sealing wax for bottles ... . 268 
Sections — we 184 
5 divided ... 138, 195, 413 
af », holders for 188, 195,413 
i folding 184 
‘ grading and bleaching 286 
5 how to feed back for ... 285 
‘i inserting foundation 
across several + 195 
number to start with... 284 
i preparing new combs 
: or see 242, 245 
in Simmins’ ‘glass rail 187, 464 
‘3 starting below .. . 171 
. swarming late to finish 284 
Index. 
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Sections, three-side-cut .... 262, 414 
‘i various ... agin we 282 
45 removing 196 
58 to hold 16 ounces 455 
Separators .. 187 
Re Simmins’ double 282, 455 
‘a slatted (fence) 455 
Skep, removing bees from we 19 
swarms by rail in. +. 372 
s hivedin ... wn, 43 
Smoker, how to use a5 way EO 
Sore throat, treatment of 431 
South African bees He wa. 64 
Spring dwindling ... 228 
Starters, swarms on : we. 407 - 
Stings, and rheumatism.. ve 29 
‘i cures for ... ‘ os 30) 
», removed by bees. 29 
Stock chambers clogged with 
honey 401 
cn »  twoormore ... 272 
95 what is a strong ... ses 205 
Stocks, buying 370, 380 
» contracting wee 254, 
, dividing . 253 
» feeding - a we 381 
» obtaining good ... w 65 
» packing ss wee 371 
» strong 205 
» unpacking » 373 
Store room. 289 
Sugar a perfect food 369 
» as honey . 369 
» cane and beet - 368 
Super-crates, slatted 183 
os space between 305 
i when to reduce ... 284 
‘i with double walls 209 
Supering, ee brood nests prior 
7 ena ae ” prood 
nest before.. : 
Supers, drawn combs wholesale 
in i wee 305 
i drone cells in 270 
ii no metal in 188 
Surplus, averages from different 
frames.. a .. 260 
i producing | a .+. 260 
»  Temoving 273 
is rr with bee-traps 274 
ss “4 », carbolic 
cloth... 274 
Swarming, act of .. ved 42, 44 
0 and doubling... 257, 408 - 
» Virgin queens ... 245 
is » young queens ... 259 
