IV 



INDEX. 



Clover melilot or sweet 384 



" red 20, 381 



" white 381 



Clover honey 477 



Clnster 326 



Clustering swarms 211 



Clute, uses the Gallup frame 148 



Cocoons of bees 71-72 



" ofbee-moth 462,463 



Cold nllmate for wintering 326 



'* waier for stings 203 



Collin. CHn bees hear ? 10 



" invention of perforated zinc. 84 

 " on duration of transformations 72 

 " onhow many bee-i in apoand..313 



Colonies, artiiicial increase of 238 



" killed by heat 178, 179 



* * natural increase of — , — 206 

 ' ' number of, in an apiary 



3(12, 406 



" qneenless 256, 260, 261, 468 



*• removing 313 



'* shipping 307 



" strong, best for houey 408 



" transferring 207, 302 



" wealc, easily robbed 364 



" yieldfrom 406 



Color of the comb 97 



Colors as guide for bees. . . .6, 6, 294, 29.5 



Columella, his writings 173 



' * mentions tlie bee-moth 458 



" on artificial swarming 238 



" on feeding bees 317,319 



•* on llandliog bees 194 



" on Italian bees 284 



" on ^ring examination of 



colonies. . .356 



" on weak colonies .....261 



Colvin. importation of Italian bees. .287 



" invention of separators 417 



'• on bees transferring eggs 44 



Combat of queens 49 



Comb bucket 198 



" building 89 



" foundation, advantages of 366 



" " a success 377 



•, " dipping 372 



" " Dimham 377 



" " flatbottom 369 



'* *' for brood-combs 372 



" " fir comb honey 372 



*' '* for swarms 377 



*' •* how to cut .375 



" " how to fasten 374 



" " results of 369 



" * * iirst manufacturer 367 



'* ■* iu sections 374 



" " inventor of 367 



" " mills, Dunham 370 



" " " Boot 370 



" " " Vandervort 370 



" " moulding 873 



•• *' plaster moulds for 370 



•' •' press 369 



" " rlghtpositlon 376 



" " wa.x for 371 



«• " weight of different 



grades.. 374 



Comb Foundation wiring 376 



Comb gnides for frames. . . .154, 166. 217 



Comb houey , beit selling 409 



*' catii>ingof 118 



** cai-e in shipping 480 



" diiBcult to produce 412 



" leiiking 479 



" moths in 467 



*' production 409 



" " byreversing.412 



*' *' improve- 



ments in.. 410 

 * • * * in broad 



frames... 412 

 " "in crates 



411, 424 

 " " in large 



frames. .410 

 ** ** in lower 



story.. 411 

 " " In sec- 

 tions 410 



■ '• In shallow 



upper stories. 411 

 " " remarks on. 426 



" sweating ..478, 479 



'* without propolis 419 



** very attractive 4' 9 



Combs 89 



' ' age of 72, 224 



" breaking down 179 



" brimstoning to keep out moths 



466, 467 

 " care in returning after inspec- 

 tion 199 



" care of iu Winter 444 



" economy of bees in building... 99 



" empty, furnishing to bees 435 



it «' given to prevent swarm- 

 ing.. 234 



" extrncting from 436 



" guides for straight 154, S66 



" made of wax 89 



" melting 499 



*' moths in 466 



" pruning 130 



*' returned to the lees after ex- 

 tracting 443 



'• straight 154 



' ' surface occupied by brood 15^ 



' ' transferring 300 



' ' washing dark 498 



Comparative table of transforma- 

 tions... 88 

 Comparison of the eyes of queens, 



drones, and workers. , . 4 



Confectioners annoyed by bees 323 



Confining bees unsafe 178 



Continemont, fertilization in 53 



" in cellar 345,347 



Constipation 3.53 



Consumption of honey 487 



• ' "by bees in 



Winter.. 327, 3-28 



" of pollen 122 



Contagious diseases 446-466 



Contraction of brood chamber . .353, 416 

 " " surplus apartment. .426 



