INDEX. 



563 



Cells, queen 45, 46, 2fl8-271, 



278-281 



" size of 102 



" solution ol a problem. ... 100 



" thickness o£ 104 



" worker 103 



Chaft 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 



" larvEB 73 



" legs 23,24,25 



name of worker-eggs ril 

 " pollen ba.skets. .. .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 363 



" 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 cransforma- 



tlons 75 



on how many bees in a 



pound 326 



Colonies, artiflcial 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.. 420 

 *' 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. .480 

 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 



j " 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 tor guides... 158 



" " wax for 387 



" " Weed process 386 



" " weight of different 



grades. .391 

 " " wiring 393 



