Index. 



271 



Comb Honey for exhibition 141 



Combs, arrangement of in winter 109 



distance between 26 



inversion of 263 



production of new . . 115, 118 



surplus 112, 129 



unnecessary in winter . . 244 



Contraction of brood nest 170 



Cough, treatment for 220 



Covered Apiary, advantages of. . 198 



Crates, super 85 



for bottles 134 



„ ,, Comb Honey 140 



Crops, growing suitable 4 



Cross bees, how to dispose of . . 19 



Cyprian Bees 44 



,, ,, character of 45 



Dead Brood 63 



Diseases of Bees 62 



Dividing for increase 169 



Double-walled Hives 107, 268 



Doubling iii, 232 



Driven Bees 214 



„ „ foul brood among . . 215 



,, „ uniting with others 216 



,. ,, when to hive 216 



Driving ig 



Drones, first hatching of 34 



„ production of 155 



„ sole use of 34 



,, useless production of .. 255 



Dropping floors 235 



Dry sugar feeding 174 



Dummies, arrangement of no 



Dysentery, caused by neglect . . 108 



„ cure of 67 



„ how induced 68 



,, prevention of ..67, 6g 



Economy of the Hive 25 



Eggs, development of 26 



„ retarded hatching of ., 248, 264 



Expenses, estimated for two years 5 



„ Total first year 6 



„ „ second year.... 7 



Extracted Honey for Exhibition 135 

 ,, „ Production of 122 



„ ,, Storage of .. 133 



Extracting from brood combs . . 133 



„ preparing for 128 



„ rate of speed when. . 130 



Extractors 134 



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F 



Feeders, cold (self-acting) princi- 

 ple 175, 176 



dry sugar 175 



„ Raynor bottle 176 



Simple Frame 179 



syrup 175 



Feeding, Abbott's plan 256 



by syrup-filled combs.. 183 



dry sugar 174 



,, in winter 180, 243 



,, out-doors 181 



,, when supers are on ... . 179 



,, with candy 180 



,, without feeders 179 



Fertile workers 246, 248 



Fertilization in confinement .... 267 

 Fixed Combs, driving bees from 19 



,, ,, Transfering 19 



., ,, bumping 20 



Flight, distance of when working 261 

 Foul Brood, Cheshire's experi- 

 ments 62 



,, „ Cheshire cure ... . 63 



,, medicated food for 66 



,, ,, my own experience 64 



„ ., simple cures .... 64 



Foundation 92 



,, fastening in frames.. 93 



for supers 93 



,, swarms hived upon 97 



,, wired in frames ... . 97 



Frames, comparison of 82 



,, covering above 109 



„ position of in winter . . 106 



,, space below 107 



,, thick top bars of 263 



,, wide or close-end 266 



Fruit preserved with honey . . 221, 222 



G 



Ginger Honey Cake 222 



Gloves 24 



Good Stock, how to obtain .... 49 

 Granulation, to prevent 134 



H 



Handling Bees 16 



Heat, artificial 267 



Heather Honey 209 



,, „ howto secure.. 210 



„ „ preparing for.. 211 



„ ,, re-storing of .. 213 



„ „ young queens 



for 212 



