INDEX. 



899 



Fumtgation of hives with puff-ball, ob- 

 jectionable, 210. 



G. 



GardBuors might manage their employ- 

 ers' buca, in mov. comb hive, 226. 



Gardou plants insuUloieut to furnish boe- 

 pasturt', 2\}1, 



Glass, vessels of, for spare honey, should 

 have guido-combs, 290 : objections to, 

 290 (note). 



Gloves, intfia-rubber, to protect the 

 hands, 317 (PI. XI., Fig. 27); woollen, 

 objectionable, 317. 



Goldsmith, on spontaneous and fashion- 

 able joys, 334. 



" Good old way" of corn-raising, 237. 



Golden-rod, some varietii'S of, furnish 

 food for bees, 298. 



GoTernmouts,ofEurope, interest of some 

 in disseminating knowledge of bee cul- 

 ture, 320 (note). 



Grape-sugar, as food for bees, 273. 



Guide for combs, artificial, secure regu- 

 larity in building comb. 130,207 ; can- 

 not bo invariably rcli{;d on, 208 ; Ger- 

 man invention of, (PI. VI., Fig. 72). 



Gundelach, on the necessity of pollen for 

 rearing brood, 81. 



H. 



Hairy objects, why offensive to bees, 

 317. 



Harris, Dr. , his account of the bee-motb, 

 22S. 



Hartshorn, spirits of, remedy for bee- 

 stings, 316. 



Health, bad ventilation of houses impairs, 

 92. 



Heanng, in bees, acute, 138. 



Heat, degree required to hatch the eggs 

 of bees and develop the pupa, 46 ; 

 great, iUteudant on comb-building, 71. 



Hens, too much crowded, mistake tbcir 

 nests, 215 ; not good tenders of moth- 

 traps, 248. 



Heyne,on over-stocking, 301. 



Hiver, basket for, 133. 



Hives (see Mov. Comb Hive),Huhcr's, 

 author's experiments with, 14 ; made 

 with slats, 15, 210 (note) ; should be 

 made of sound lumber, 78 ; mixture 

 for seaUng corners of, 78 ; thin, an- 

 noying to bees in hot weather, 90 ; 

 sixty-one requisites for complete," 95- 

 108 ; size of, should admit of variation, 

 96 ; "improved," often bad, 107; quali- 

 ties of best, 107 ; paint on, should be 

 very dry before hiving, 129 ; heated in 

 the sun, should not be used for new 

 swarms, 129 ; should incline forward, 

 but stand level from side to side, 130 ; 

 if clean, need no washing or rubbing 

 with herbs, 131 ; five stocks in one, 



137 ; should bo placed whore It is to 

 stand, as soon as swarm is secured, 



138 ; if not ready to swarm, how to 

 proceed. 139 ; dimcult tb rid of bre- 

 moth,141 ; common, diUlcult to removo 

 unfertile queon from. 141; Huber's, 

 148; "dividing," and objections to, 

 149; solf-colonizing, incllcctual, 151; 

 thorough inspection of, necc'saarv for 

 success, 162 ; non-swarming, likely to 

 exterminate the boo, if generally used, 

 163 ; decoy when to be used, 155 ; for 

 surplus honey, should be undisturbed, 

 180, (and note) ; like Dzierzon's, even 

 with movable frames, give inadequate 

 control of bees, 187 (note) • should be 

 opened before or after sun-light, when 

 forago is scarce. 199 ; royal combat 

 witnessed in author's observing, 205 ; 

 with poor arrangements, educate bees 

 to regard their keeper as an enemy, 

 210 (note) ; wonders of, unknown by 

 many bee-keepers, 211 ; in crowded 

 apiary, 214-216 : condition of, should ho 

 ascertained, 221 ; patent, evil results 

 of, 237, 241 ; should ho cleaned in early 

 Spring, 243 ; common, furnish no re- 

 hable remedy for loss of queen, 245 ; 

 infected with foul-brood, to disinfect, 

 257 ; common, how prepared for re- 

 moval when occupied by stocks, 281 ; 

 to traosfer bees from common to mov. 

 comb, 2S2 ; size, shape, and materials 

 for, 329-3C2 ; Size of author's can be 

 varied at pleasure, 329 ; tall, advan-' 

 tages and disadvantages of, 329 ; most 

 advantageous form of, 330 ; Dzierzon's, 

 disadvantages of, 331 ; double and 

 triple, 331 (note) ; proper materials . 

 for, 331 ; suggestions as to making mov. 

 comb. 332. 



Hives, mov. comb, see movable Comb 

 Hives. \ 



Hives, patent, see Patent Hives. 



Hiving bees, directions for, 129 ; expert- 

 ncss in, makes pleasant, 129; should 

 be conducted in shade, 130 ; should 

 be attended to soon after swarm set- 

 tles, 132 ; process of, 133 ; basket for, 



133 ; sheet for, how arranged, 133 ; 

 how to expedite, 133 ; process of, must 

 be repeated when queen not secured, 



134 ; when, settled out of reach, haw 

 to secure the swarm, 134 ; when swarm 

 alights in diflQcult place, or two swarms 

 cluster together, 135 ; how to secure 

 the queen, 136 ; old-fashioned way 

 of, bad, 136 ; so as to prevent swarms 

 uniting, 138 ; when done, remove 

 swarms to proper stands, 138 : danger 

 of delaying, 138 ■ what to do if no hive 

 is ready, 139. 



Holbrook, Hon. F., on cultivation oJ 



white clover, 294. 

 Home, should be made attractive, 320. 

 Honey, 285-292 ; its elements, 70 ; quan. 



