INDEX. 
Langstroth, Rey. L. L.,3 ; cited (from 
his “Honey Bee”), 30, 35, 36, 49, 
87, 228, 255, 294, 300, 317 ; his 
book, 315. 
Larva, reared into queen, 9, 32; 
of worker, 15; with head down- 
wards, 258, 328 ; of humble-bee 
devoured by Volucella, 350. 
Latreille, 346, 349, 352. 
Laying, process of, 11; period of, 
12; when commenced, 21, 38, 
3/5; often almost ceases in 
August, 213. 
Lee, Mr. James, 64, 65, 105, 118, 
118, 122, 124, 140, 202, 217, 282. 
Legs, hind, of bees, 184, 348. 
Leno, 165. 
Leuckart, Prof., 31. 
Life of bees—see Age. 
Ligurian bees—see Italian. 
Lime, used in curing foul brood, 
266. 
Lithuania, bees in, 237. 
Longevity—see Age. 
Lower Austrian bees, 44, 45, 46. 
Loysell’s coffee-percolators, 339. 
Luneburg Heath bees, 44, 45, 46. 
“Mad sickness,” 162. 
Mahan, Mr., 261. 
Maiden swarms, 301§. 
Male, bee, 4; organ, 30. 
Maraldi, 3, 323. 
Mat spread before hives, 154. 
Mellifera, bees called, 346. 
Melting combs down, 2518. 
Metal, effect of, upon bees, 207 ; 
upon food, 208. 
Mice, 74. 
Micrococcus, 256, 257, 264 (ter), 
265, 268. 
Moisture in hives, 236, 241§. 
Mongrel bees, 41. 
Monstrosities, 33, 34. See also 
Curiosities. 
Moors, harvests from, 137, 232. 
Mother bee—see Queen bee. 
Moths, 186. 
Moving bees, to be avoided, 160, 
237, 304; limit of safety as to 
distance, 161 (bis); time and 
manner of, ib., 226. 
367 
Munn, Major, 87. 
Nadirs, 52, 129§, 186, 138, 142, 143, 
189. 
“Naturalist’s Library” cited, 205. 
Neighbour, Messrs., 34, 45, 62-64, 
103-105, 115-118, 119-121, 127, 
139, 145 (bis), 151, 210, 216. 
See also “ Apiary, The.” 
Neighbours, stocks bought of, 161. 
Nethers, 131-135. 
Neuters, incorrect term, 14, 346. 
Nitrogenous food, 250. 
North aspect, 154. 
Nucleus hives, 140, 146§. 
Numbers of bees, 14, 48, 289; of 
hives, 163. 
Nurse bees, 7, 10; feed queen, 13 ; 
feed larve, 15; feed drones, 16, 
184. See also Young bees. 
Nutriments, heat and flesh forming, 
184. 
Nutt’s hive, 127, 283. 
Nymph, princess, 10 ; worker, 15. 
Observatory hives, 144§. 
Octagon straw hive, 65. 
Openings in crown-boards, 58, 85, 
93, 103. 
Oriental name of bee, 2. 
Orthographical variations, 328§. 
Osiers, ancient material for hives, 
302. 
Outdoor labours, &c., 15, 17, 49. 
Ovaries of queen, 26; of fertile 
workers, 31. 
Ovid, citations from, 302 (dis). 
Oviducts, 26. 
Painting, 62, 69, 88, 274. 
Pairing, on the wing only, 21, 22, 
31, 42; fatal to male, 21, 30; 
instances observed, 30; how ac- 
complished, 31; under confine- 
ment, 41. 
Pappus, 322. 
Parasitic bees, 345§. 
Parthenogenesis, 26. 
Passage way beneath crown, 94; 
through combs in winter, 240; 
under quilt, 243. 
Pasturage, 1628. 
Patriotism of bees, 11. 
' Pattern gauge, 85. 
