124 
the, 68; shaking the, 70; 
first, 71 
Swarming, cause of, 8, 44; 
signs of, 44-5; times of, 45; 
scent in, 46; excessive, 72; 
prevention of, 72 
Syrup food, recipes for, 84, 87 
T 
ToNGUE of bee, uses of, 15 
Tracheez, 9, 14 
Transporting bees, methods of, 
81 
U 
UNCAPPING, 98 
Uncapping knives, how to use, 38 
Uniting stocks, method of, 64 
Vv 
VARNISH, and bees, 51 
Veil, how to use, 42-3, 59 
INDEX 
Ventilation of hive, 17, 31 
Virgin queen, and unfertile eggs, 
7; swatin, 45,70 
Ww 
Wasps and the bee-keeper, 116 
Water, necessity for providing, 
85; in autumn feeding, 87 
Weak hive, 61; “robbery” 
from, 62; treatment of, 62-5 
White clover honey, colour of, 55 
Wings of bee, arrangement and 
uses of, 17 
Wiring of frames, methods of, 93 
Worker bee, description of, 8 ; 
occasional fertility of, 8, 12; 
life history of, 8, 10; and 
pollen, 10; as honey-gatherer, 
10; period of incubation of, 
13, 85; sensibility to cold of, 
14; cells of, 49; and pollen, 
56-7 
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