INDEX. 



A. 



Acclimatising bees 213, 249 

 Adapting-board 96, 162, 183 

 Age of bees . . 10, 11 

 Anatomy of bees (Plates 



I and a), description of 31 



Anecdotes of, 240, 24.2, 245, 



246 



Anger of bees 149,163,190 



Antennae . (Plate i) 38 



act as a barometer . 39 



Agiary, best time to set 



up an . . .21 

 exterior and interior 



of an . . . 138, 139 

 Artificial swarming 169, 182 

 — — time for . . 171 

 Artificial comb . . 157 

 Aspect . . 64, 248 



Australia, sending bees 



to 2rI3 



B. 



Baby-bee, cradle of . j6 



emerging fiom the 



cell . . . -17 



Bar, improved . . 90 



Bar and frame-hives . 84 



manipulation of '. 15 



advantages of 168, 174, 



J78 

 changing after win- 

 ter . . . , 178 



recommended . 243 



Bee-dress or protector 27,115, 

 148, 170 



necessity for 1495 



Bee-decoy, to attract 



swarms 

 Bees live in society 



lesson to man 



young . 



cluster outside hives 



peaceful ^ whilst 



Swarming 



should not be fed in 



winter 



tempted to rob 



reduced size of 



at the International 



Exhibition of 1862 . 

 — =^ breath, human, ob- 

 noxious to . 149 

 ' ' artificial scent ditto 

 Bee-keeping in London 

 — ^— Zoological and 

 Horticultural Gardens 



'65 



25 



3 



II 



17 

 23 



27 



'41 

 140 

 168 



213 



190 

 190 



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