INDEX. 



131 



French Bishoj) visiting a Cure (anec- 

 dote)- - . Ill, 113 

 Fi-uctifyiug flowers, bees useful fur - 91 

 Fumigation, directions for 66, 67, 68 

 Fumigators - . 66, 67, 68 



G. 



General remarks - . 110 to 116 



Glasses, bell - - 60,01,62 



Great Exhibition of 1851, Testi- 

 monials of the press 119, 120, 121 



Guide comb . . 27 



» for glasses - 61, 62 



H. 



HiTes— see Bee-hives - - 106 



Large number may be kept 112 

 Hive should be ready for swarm - 15, 115 



Honey cutters . - 66 



Honey Dew - - 9-t 

 Honey, directions for draining from 



combs 110 

 Keeping honey iu the comb at a 



warm temperature 110 

 Huber (Francis), extract from 



Memoirs of - . . 51 



I. 



74 



Improved cottage hive - - - 

 Improved comb bar 

 Increase of bees - - - 



India-rubber gloves - 

 Impregnation of q^ueeu - - 3 



Insects that are injurious 83, 107 



Insects, cleansing hives from 83 



Interchange of eombs for strengthen- 

 ing weak hives - 79 

 Italian honey bee - 93, 94, 95 

 Description of - - 96 

 Great honey collecting powers 96, 97 

 Opinions of German bee-masters 96 

 Introduction into England 97 

 Hermann's book on - > 97, 98 

 Physical characteristics of 98 

 Importation of queens in many 



instances unsuccessful 99 



Transporting stocks to Australia 100, 101 



At the International Exhibition 70, 100, 



101, 121, 122, 128, 124 



J. 



Journal of Horticulture 



99 



K. 



Keeping bell glasses warm . - 25 



L. 



Ligurian hiiney bee (see Italian bee) 

 Loyalty of bees - - 4 



M. 



Mortar, not necessary for closing 



crevices - 35 



Moths, how entrance is effected 109 



How to destroy eggs of - - 109 



N. 

 Neglect of beekeeping 1 



Neighbour's hives (see Bee-hives)- 

 Number of eggs in the season - 3 



Nutt's hives (see Bee-hives) 



Eye meal a substitute for farina 



from flowers 91 



Propolis, or bees' cement - 92 



How obtained - 92, 93 



Application of - 93 



Anecdote illustrating use of 93 



Putting on super hive or bell 



glasses - - 20, 25, 29, 36, 75 



Q- 



Queen :— 



Description of - - - . 2 

 Movements of, laying eggs and 



marriage day • 3 



Honor to when fertile - - 4 



Combats with her rivals - . 4, 5 



Dismay of bees on loss of - 5 



Kaised from worker embryo 5 



Longevity of - 6 



Old one goes with first sntirm - . 12 



Leaves hive only in fine weather 12 



In super hives - 22, 36 



Loss of - - 5, 56 



View of - - 44, 47 



Supplying queenless hives with 5, 83 



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