INDEX. 



(The Figures denote the pagea). 



Abdomen, 23. 



Aconite, 221, 223. 



Adulteration of Wax, 35, 61. 



After-swarms, 10, 123 ; prevention of 

 126, 134. 



Air-space between hive walls, 45. 



Air vesicles, 21, 25 



Alighting board, 44. 



American-cloth sheet, 51. 



Anatomy of Bee — External skeleton, 

 head, simple eyes, compound eyes, 

 15 ; antennse, organs of mouth, 17 ; 

 thorax, 18 ; legs, 19 ; feet, 20 ; wings, 

 spiracles, and tracheae, 21 ; abdomen, 

 honey-sac, sting, 23 ; palpi, queen's 

 sting, organs of drone, 25 ; organs 

 of queen, 27. 



Anemone, 5. 



Ant^nnse, 17. 



Ants, 34, 202. 



Apiary, arranging an, 80, 159 ; select- 

 ing position for, 80 : house, 82. 



Appliance press, 82. 



Artificial pollen. 111, 182. 



Artificial swarming, 126-129, 167, 194. 



Asperser, 90. 



Aubrietias, 221, 223 



Automatic transfer of bees, 138. 



Autumn, the bee in, 13 ; feeding, 180 ; 

 syrup, 181 : general management, 

 209; flowers, 221-223. 



Balling the queen, 165. 



Bean, 25. 



Bee, classification of, 1 ; in spring, 4 



summer, 7 ; autumn and winter, 13 



anatomy of, 15-29 ; flight of, 21, 85 



diseases, 185-201. 

 Bee dress for ladies, 69, 97. 

 Bee escapes, 46, 100, 150-153, 

 Bee flowers and plants, 221-223. 

 Bee food, recipes, 183-184c. 

 Bee gloves, 70, 71 ; use of, 70, 96, 130. 

 Bee-keeping, ancient, 76 ; modem, 76 , 



delightful occupation, 77 ; profitable, 



79 ; commencing, 83-91. 

 Bee literature, 90, 91, 209. 

 Bee master, what constitutes a, 93. 

 Bee moth, 203, 

 Bee pest (foul brood), 188-200. 

 Bee products, 33-39, 200, exhibiting 



and judging, 210-220. 

 See space, 43, 51, 53, 54, 55, 145. 



Bee stings, 24, 25, 93, 95, 98; treat- 

 ment of, 97 ; and rheumatism, 98 ; 

 protection, 96, 130. 



Bee veils, 69, 96, 130. 



Bees, natural history of, 1-14 ; clean- 

 liness of, 4, 6 ; as fertilisers, 5, 33, 

 38 ; unselfishness of, 7 ; different 

 races of, 30-32 ; Black or Natives, 

 Italians or Ligurians, CamioLans, 30, 

 102 ; Caucasians, 32 ; Cyprians, 

 31, 102 ; Syrians, 31, 102, 113 ; 

 Giant, Common East-Indian, Dwarf 

 East-Indian, 31 ; Stingless, Sand, 

 Leaf -cutter, 32; feeding, 64, 178- 

 I84c ; subduing and handling, 67, 

 virtues and beauties of, 76 ; near 

 dwellings, 80 ; purchasing 83 ; value 

 of, 83 ; moving, 84-87 ; weight of, 85 ; 

 driven, 88 ; driving, 88 ; uniting, 90, 

 13.5-136 : fearlessness of, 93 ; swarm- 

 ing harmless, 94 ; removing from 

 combs, 105 ; metamorphosis of, 117 ; 

 hiving, 130-134 ; transferring, 136- 

 138 ; robbing and fighting, 175-177 ; 

 diseases of, 185-200 ; enemies of, 202- 

 204; wintering. 205-207; general 

 management of, 208-209. See also 

 queen, workers, drones. 



Beeswax, see Wax. 



Birds as enemies of bees, 202. 



Bi-sulphite of carbon, 194, 202. 



Black, or Native Bees, 30, 102. 



Blackberry, 14, 223 



Black brood, 187. 



Blackhead, 221, 223. 



Blind Louse, 203. 



Borage. 221. 223. 



Box, 221, 223. 



Braula cceca, 203. 



Breeding, begins, 4. 108 ; stimulating 

 In spring, 110, 139 ; stimulating iii 

 autumn, 117 ; nursing, 109, 112, 114, 

 115 ; controlling drone rearing, 113, 

 125 ; limiting queen rearing, 126 ; 

 ceases, 117 ; metamorphosis, 117. 



Brood, worker, 109 ; spreading the, 

 111, 1 39 ; drone, 112 ; queen, 113, 115. 



Broom, 221, 223, 



Cages for queens. 128, 134, 166. 

 <:.andy, soft, 184, 205 ; flour, 184b, 206. 

 Cane sugar, 33, 179, 183. 

 Canterbury bells, 221, 223. 



