Index. 
PAGE 
Swarming by dividing 253 
“ » nuclei 332 
a cause of 240 
- control of 240 
i equivalent of... 68 
- indiscriminate “69, 70 
‘7 prevention of... 240, 256, 
305, 310 
si v. honey. . 240 
without increase 254, 257 
Swarms, attachments for catch- 
ing... 251 
é feeding ... ef see 198 
‘i on foundation ... 193, 197 
ei » Starters 285, 395, 407 
i not stinging sists ae 18 
packing... ae . 378 
preventing after . 256 
Syrian bees is . 63 
Syringe for filling combs .. 363 
Syrup cans, self-acting .., . 361 
» cisterns, self-acting -» 361 
» feeders, self-acting 358, 361 
» proportions for w+ 367 
» Without cooking ... . 361 
T \ 
Thirty acres, ae from... 107 
Throwing ... - 2i 
Transfering : 20 
best time for 198 
Trifolium nite y 87 
Turnover plan... sis 306 
af feeding after ... 310 
Tunisian bees 64 
U 
Uncapping can... 275 
+ knife ... 275 
‘ machines 280 
22, 327 
- after swarming 239, 254, 257 
“9 » three days 24 
. before the season +. 200 
‘i » late harvests ... 405 
a by exchanging combs... 24 
i" in Autumn 23, 204 
. queenless bees ... 24 
+ stk and swarm 254, 255, 257 
ib young queen to st’k 255, 259 
Vv 1 
Varieties of bees ... 
Veils... 
53 
26 
477 
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Ventilation, cures paralysis 175 
o effectual 146 
a‘ insufficient . 244 
i perfect 170 
8 scientific, v. disease 300 
“7 Summer and Winter 215 
si thorough 154. 
unusual 300 
Virgin queens sag 45 
‘i » and swarming 245 
» Safe insertion of... 350 
Vitality renewed . 144 
i v. disease 301 
WwW 
Water, as indicating honey-flow 36 
» method of supplying 36 
» necessity of 36, 456 
Wax, cost of producing .. 307 
4, comparative cost of 399 
»  €xXtractors - 397 
» melting 192 
» pockets, and cell building 33 
» production of wee 391, 393 
> sealing bottles with .. 267 
» securing foundation with 192 
scales wasted . 391 
Wells’ system . 463 
Weighing bees 379 
Windows, formation of . « 385 
Wintering cluster 39, 219, 220, 223 
- great security in 177 
; on all the combs 204 
* » old combs... 206 
a vital question of 171 
a8 without quilts . 214 
“é with no floor boards 215 
; without a queen 224 
Fe with heavy quilts 216 
‘i .» Chamber below 467 
Winter passages ... s+. 208 
Windows, self-acting wee 385 
Wiring, horizontal v. vertical ... 193 
Workers and virile drones ss 50 
Fe hatching of ws. 40 
» laying 48, 467 
Y 
Yields, average... 08 7, 260 
4 exceptional ae 8 
»  Gandy’s remarkable 93 
» increased by piecing ss 93 
»  late.. 400 
