271 



Cells, royal, see Brood. 

 Changing old stocks to 

 new hives not to be at- 

 tempted by inexpe- 

 rienced . . .1^1 

 old hives into hu- 

 mane ones . . 183 



, ' old stocks to fiarae- 



hives . . .184 



Classes for whom bee- 

 keeping' has irtterest . 1 

 Combs, value of . . 152 



must not be jarred 149 



how £xed in frames 160 



ensuring regularity 



of 67, 90, If I, 161, {note) 

 184 

 artificial, descrip- 

 tion of . -151 



how fixed in frames 160 



Compound bar-frame . 9 1 

 Cottagers, way to con- 

 vince, of the humane 

 system . . .139 

 Cover for square hives 67, 55 



for round hives, 81, 131, 



13Z 

 Cjown-board . 34, 87 



D. 



Dampness in hives in 

 winter injurious, 75, 86, 148 



Depriving system, spe- 

 cial advantages of 1 9, S z 



Diseases of bees . . 231 



Dividing hives, reason 

 why they do not an- 

 swer . . ■ 173 



Driving bees, directions 

 for . , . . .179 



Drone, description of i 11 



Drones, massacre of . 14 

 Dysentery . . 215, 232 



E. 



Eggs of bees (Plate z, 



fig.7) . . . . 16 

 how made into 



queens _ . . . 15 



position in the hive 1 6 



time hatching . 17 



Engraved pressing roller 150 

 Entrance to hives . 52,74,86 

 — — stopped, dsnger 



therefrom . . . 250 

 Epitaph on brimstoned 



bees . . , . 20 

 Evans, poet of the bees 



(note on) ... 4 



' poetry of,' 7, 11, 12,23, 



24, 142 

 Evening thoughts in 



Jalnuary . ' . .129 



F. 



Feeding 54, 64, 75, 79, 140, 



143 



Feet of bees . . 42 



Food necessary {note') . 140 

 Foul brood . . .232 



Frames . . . 89 



should hang true . 91 



■ how kept perpen- 

 dicular . . • 9 • 



inanipulation with . i'5 7 



French bishop, anecdote 



of . . . . 240 

 Fructifying flowers, bees 



useful for ■. 1 . 194 

 Fumigator box . . 145 

 lube ■ . . , J47 



