INDEX. 



563 



Cells, queen 45, 46, 268-271, 



278-281 



" size of 102 



" solution of a problem. .. .100 



" thickness of 10-4 



" worker 103 



Chaff hives 357 



Cheshire, criticism of 12 



" his criticism of an en- 

 graving 104 



hive 358 



winter packing of. . .352 



mistake of 145 



on air-tight cappings . . 122 



on breathing 32 



on cure of foul-brood. . . 



481, 483 



on diarrhea 472 



on foul-brood 474 



on how to suspend foun- 

 dation in frames. .. .395 

 on the antennae... .7, 8, 10, 



11,12 



•' blood 30 



" eyes 4 



■' . feet 23 



" glands 16-17 



" heart 30 



" larvae 73 



" legs 23,24,25 



" name of worker-eggs 61 

 " " pollen baskets. .. .24-25 

 " skeleton of the bee. 2 

 " survival of the fit- 

 test 84 



" tongue 20-21 



" on wax 94 



Chickens close hives in the even- 

 ing 502 



" eat drones 91, 505 



Chin of the bee 18 



Chitine 2 



Chloroform 286 



Chyle 28 



Clamps for wintering 368 



" Van Deusen's 160 



Claws and pulvilli 23 



Cleaning propolis from the ■ 



hands 112 



" propolis from the sec- 

 sections 443 



Cleansing beeswax- 531 



Clipping the wings of queens. . . 



225, 226 



Cloister hive 353 



Cloth, oil or enameled 172 



Clover, alsike 403 



Clover, melilot or sweet 405 



red 22,121,128,400 



white 398 



Clover honey 508 



Clypeus 19 



Cocoons of bees 74 



of bee-moth 497 



Cold ■climate for wintering 340 



" water for stings 208 



Collin, can bees hear? 10 



invention of perforated zinc 89 

 '* on duration of transforma- 

 tions 75 



" on how many bees in a 



pound 326 



Colonies, artificial increase of.. 243 



killed by heat 181 



" natural increase of 211 



number of, in an apiary 



316,423,426 



" queenless 



42, 262, 265, 379, 499 



" removing 327 



" shipping 320 



" strong, best for honey . . 429 

 " transferring 



309, 313, 314, 315 

 " weak, easily robbed. .. .379 



" yield from 427 



Colorado, Italian bees in 293 



Colors as guide for bees. .6, 7, 306 



Columella, his writings 177 



" mentions the bee-moth. . 489 



" on artificial swarming. .243 



on feeding bees. . . .329, 332 



" on handling bees 199 



" on Italian bees 294 



" on spring examination of 



colonies 373 



" on transporting bees. . . .322 



" on weak colonies 266 



Colvin, importation of Italian 



bees. .298 

 " invention of separators. . .439 

 " on bees transferring eggs. 47 



Combat of queens 52 



Comb bucket 203 



•' building 93, 107 



" built upwards 93 



" foundation, advantages of. 382 



" a success 396 



" dipping 389 



" fastener 392 



" for brood-combs.388,393 



for comb honey. . . .388 



" for swarms. . . .395, 396 



" how to cut 394 



" how to fasten.392, 393 



" results of 385 



" " first manufacturer.. 



384,390 



" in sections 388,389 



" " inventor of 384 



" mills. Root . . 384, 385 

 Vandervort ..386 



" " moulding 389 



" plaster moulds for. 385 



" " press 385 



" " right position 395 



" " strips for guides... 158 



" wax for 387 



" " Weed process 386 



" weight of different 



grades . . 391 

 " " wiring 393 



