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Index. 



PAGE 



u 



Uncapping can 13° 



knife 130 



Uniting 22, 106 



„ before the season m 



,, in autumn 104 



, , special cases of 242 



V 



Veils 24 



Virgin Queens 153, 154, 165 



W 



Water, as indicating honey flow 30 



„ method of supplying.... 193 



,, most necessary 30 



Wax, cost of 201, 206 



,, comparative cost of 208 



,, extractor 2o5 



,, melting 94 



,, production of 202 



sealing 124 



,, securing foundation with.. 94 



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Wells System, a caution 236 



,, comparative ad- 

 vantages of, 



232, 245, 266 



,, crates for 228 



" ,, disadvantages of 231 



], ,, floors for 231 



on tiering plan . . 236 

 „ perforated dummy 



for ;... 228 



„ ,, results from *. ... 227 



,, „ swarming with .. 231 



Weighing bees 191 



Wings, worn by flying .... 31, 260 



Windows, formation of . . . . 194, 198 



Winter cluster 262 



cause of loss during 241, 259 



management 106 



period of rest in 241 



Workshop, the i93 



Y 



Yields, exceptional 10 



average per hive 9 



