VI 
Eggs not better than Jarve to rear 
queens.... 53 
“* ofthe bee-moth......... 
‘* number of, laid by queens. 
‘* shallow frames hinde: 
laying of........ 
‘* shape of 
Empty, combs to prevent swarming, 1234 
removed for Winter... .331 
Enamel cloth......... siajstvisisie (a . 170 
oe enlarged to hive swarms. 
ve F 
in Summer......] 
or left open in Winter... ot SBF 
Fpitaph on bees........ aes 2 £07 
ther and 
Eyuns, quabations trom 78. f 
106, 108, 116, 206, at 379 
Fxcessive swarming ..... 
Excreiments, see foeces 
Extracted honey 
oe barrels for. 
cs granulation 
ee sale of..... 
Extracting stig aeaiasemt 
advantages of . 
oe cupclusions on. 
“ from brood combs. . 
es half stories for.... 432 
ns how to proceed... 437 
es implements for. ANT 
ia lessens the work.. 431 
ae prevents swarming. 432 
TOXtractOP ci aaiciecieccmies ¥ co oa 428 
Eyes of bees.............. . 3 
=e comparison of.. 4 
Facets of the eyé....... 4 
‘© why so many.. 5 
Famine, desertion by. é rs 
Fear of stte8iss iis vaneacen 2s sarecnd OS 
Fecundation delayed, its results..... 59 
oe of flowers by bees.. 
us of the queen .... 
Feeble colonies, feeding. . 
uniting . wig 
pe unprolitable la Molgantaed 
Fecundity not equal in every season. - 
of the queen...,............ 39 
Feeders ...ccca..00 os a 
Feeding bees. 
larvee compared with my 
mal feeding... 
oe in the Fall....... 
ue in Spring... 
ss loaf sugar...........5 
fs not to be ENON ES 
oe Scholz candy.. 
‘« sugar candy. 
ee RYT. asic sia 
me swarms........ 
Fermentation of ete 
Fertility of the queen 
Filing saws..... toe 
INDEX. 
Flight during Winter.. 
Flight of of bees, range of 
speed of.. 
Floating apiuries. 
Flour given to bees. sss seese ee. 
Flowers, bees not injurious to. 
ee list of honey 
Feces of bees, dischurge of the. 
et discharge in the hive..... 
“© unhealthy.........- 
‘* of the queen.... 
of young bees.. 
Food, bee’s 
“© "tor winteri 
‘© how much for Winter 
‘* its effects on queen larve 
ee ae on worker lurve,.... 
‘« pest to ship bees........... 
Foveing box.......... 
Foster case..........0. 
** open side sections. 
** shipping directions. 
Foul, ;brood cusiatalevsinte iaielereetie Maisie aSerana.! 
care and perseverance 
NOCMEG: rig. care sfreiens cub tne 454 
ee detected in Spring. 448 
re description of...... ALT 
s Dupont experiment. . 447 
te from infected queens. 2445 
Hy fumigating = ...... . AKL 
oe method of Bertrand. . 451 
fie) ** of Cheshire. A453 
ae ‘« of Jones.. ~ 449 
sie ‘¢ of Muth.. ~ . 450 
Fousudniton, see comb foundation — 
Frame of the bodies of insecis....... 3 
Frames jas Wa tals He Swear 347, 155, 163 
comparison of divers sizes 151, 152 
‘* considerations on the size of. ..148 
‘distance between. Gy 
Ct LAIVISI DNC, veangcius aneesewn 5 
‘« first attempts at movable. 
* Langstroth.... . 
se Hie simplicity. . 
number per hive .., 
perpendicular to the entrance. 
regularity of the outside meas. 
ure of.. its 
‘« yemoving from the hives. . 
space around............ 
spicing Wire for.... ...... a4 
success with every kind of... .159 
tin corners for .......... 
*« top and bottom bars of. 
** triangular edge...... 
“« width of the top bar 
Fruits and bees ............ 0. ~ HOF 
‘* blooms benefited by bees... 193-125 
damaged by birds.......... 507 
juices « of, injurious to bees,330, 508 
Fumigations against foul-brood..... 451 
ot moths....... 466, 467 
ae oe . .187 
Gallup PAIN 3 ys ns eo tesrecen ce wis 3 148, 149 
i dimensions of the... J 
Gelieu vertical, divisible hive.. 
German hive, inferiority of.. 
