INDEX. 



393 



Boe-gluo, soo Propolis. 



Boe-hat, author's, how made, 31G {?l. 

 XL, Fig. 25.) ' ** 



Boe-jouniul, much noodod iu this coun- 

 try, 22. 



Boo-keepiug, depressed couditlou of, iu 

 America, 13, 14o ; a lasuinuting pur- 

 suit, 144, 140 ; estimiUe of proQt of, 

 146 (nole) ; bellLT understood by the 

 aucieuts tluiu the moderns, 147 (note); 

 with feeble stoclvS, unproQtablo, 177 ; 

 no " royal road" to. 211 ; demands care 

 and oxperienco, 211 ; in Spain, exten- 

 sive, 222 {note 2) ; on a large scalo, 

 impruatahle to beginners, 282. 



Bee-moth, pormanout bottom -boards, a 

 security against, 97 ; easily dislodged 

 from mov. comb hive, 141 ; has more 

 sins to boar than she commits, 216, 



240 ; habits, &c., of, described, 228- 

 252 ; mentioned by ancient authors, 

 228 ; pest of modern apiaries, 228, 25 L ; 

 when a moth-proof hive will bo ob- 

 tained, 228 ; Dr. Harris's account of, 

 228 J to distinguish female of, from 

 male, 229 ; cut of female and male, 

 230 ; noctuimal 230 ; interesting exper- 

 iment with female, 230 (note 2) ; agility 

 of, 230 (and note 8) ; eggs of, laid in 

 the cracks of the hive, &c., 231, 235 ; 

 cut of gallery of, 232 ; cocoon's of, in 

 empty combs, 233 (and PI. XIX., Fig, 

 56) ; female will deposit eggs on pres- 

 sure, 234 (note 2): condition of a hive 

 destroyed by, 235 (and PI. XX., Fig. 

 67); did not appear simultaneously in 

 this country with the bee, 236 ; multi- 

 plied by the use of patent hives, 237, 



241 ; movable frames a remedy for 

 the evils of, 239, 241 ; first appearance 

 noted, 240 ; japid spread of, in Ohio- 

 241 ; commonly infest old stocks, 251 

 (note) ; eggs of, deposited on un- 

 covered combs in weak stocks, 242 ; 

 signs of presence of, in hives, 242 ; not 

 developed in low temperaiure, 243 • 

 sulphur fumes will kill the eggs and 

 larvae of, in combs, 243 ; will certainly 

 destroy queenless stocks, 244 (and 

 note) ; fertility of, 244 ; instinct of, in 

 discovering queenless stocks, 245 ; 

 easily conquer stocks suffering from 

 hunger, 246 . (and note) ; mission of, 

 247 (and note) • keeping stocks strong 

 the surest defence against, 247 ; in- 

 security of other contrivances, 247 ; 

 placing hives so as not to endanger 

 the loss of their queens, an important 

 protection against, 248 ; adaptation of 

 mov. comb hive to protect stocks 

 from, 240 ; facilities of destroying, of 

 no use to careless bee-keepers, 250 ; 

 protection from, by an upper entrance, 

 250 (note); caught by sweets and sour 

 milk, 251 ; destroyed by fire, 251 (note 



BoG-moth, Larvae of (with cuts 229); 

 how it secures itself from the attacks 

 of the bees, 231 ; representation of its 

 gallery, 232 ; food of, 233, 247 ; ap- 

 pearaii(;o of their cocoons in empty 

 combs, 233 (and PI. XIX., Fig. 56); 

 activity of. 233 ; transformation of, to 

 the winged form, and effect of cold 

 on, 234 (and note), 243; movable 

 frames a remedy agamst, 239, 241 ; 

 signs of presence of, in hives, 242 ; 

 sulphur fumes fatal to, 243 ; should 

 be destroyed early in the season, 248 ; 

 extent of their ravages 249 (and 

 note) ; how to entrap them, 249 ; 

 traps for, of no use to the careless, 

 250. ' 



Bee-palaces, objections to, 61, 242. 



Bees, honey, will work in the light, 16; 

 23, 332 ; may be tamed, 24, 28, 308 ; 

 intended for man's comfort, 24 ; never 

 attack when gorged with honey, 25, 

 132, 169 ; when swarming, peaceable, 

 25, 132 ; always accept of offered 

 sweets, 25, 168, 169, 170 ; sometimes 

 attracted from other hives by sprink- 

 ling sugar-water, 7 : gorge themselves 

 when frightened, 27, 154, 169 ; sub- 

 dued by smoke or drumming on the 

 hive, 27, 154 ; and chloroform or ether, 

 210 ; the most timid may manage, 

 28 ; can flourish only in colonies, 29 ; 

 how affected by loss of queen, 31 ; in- 

 telligence of, 48 ; breed in Winter, 48, 

 339 ; number of, in a colony, 54 ; honey- 

 bag of, 56 (PL XVIL, Fig. 54); pol- 

 len-basket, 56; proboscis of, 56 (PI, 

 XVI., Fig. 51, PL XUL, Fig: 63) ; 

 sting, 56 (PL XVn., Fig. 53); loss of 

 sting fatal, 57 ; age of, 58 ; industry of, 

 instructive, 69 ; number of, in a colo- 

 ny, why limited, 61: advantages of 

 their being able to Winter in a polony 

 state, 62 ; despair of, when without 

 queen or farooti-comb, 67, 245 ; work 

 night and day, 73 ; sagacity of, in the 

 structure of their cells, 74 ; supersti- 

 tions connected with, 80 ; not iujuri 



* ous to fruit, 85 ; need little air in Win 

 ter, if comfortable, 89 ; when disturb- 

 ed or confined, require much air, 

 90 ; become diseased in impure air, 

 90 ; annoyed by thin hives in ho^ 

 weather, 90 ; superior to man in veu: 

 tilation, 91 ; why they do not cluster 

 on sealed honey in hot ^eatiier^ 91 ; 

 averse to jarring, 96 ; not torpid in 

 Winter, 110. 335 ; chilled by cold, 

 110 ; must live in communities, 110 ; 

 conduct of, when queen is lost in 

 swarming, 113 ; sometimes abandon 

 hives to avoid starvation, 116; ivhy 

 they do not select new homes befor'e 

 abajidoning the old, 116 ; interoom- 

 jnunicate quickly on the wing, 117 ; 

 send scouts to seek new abodes, 117 ; 



