INDEX. 



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Geographical distribution of the 



honey bee and its varieties 25 

 German (or black) bee . . . . 28 



Given press, The 162 



Grazing stock, question as to 

 quantity or honey possibly 



consumed by 305 



Grey's entrance feeder .. ..182 

 Ground for apiary. Area of . . 103 



Handling bees 171 



Head (of honey bee) 51 



Hearing, senses of, in honey bee 55 



Heddon s honey board . . . . 142 



New practice of transferring 186 



Reversible frame .. ..237 



Section case 140 



Herzegovian bees 37 



Hexagonal form of cells, Advan- 

 tages of 94 



Hill's device 250 



Hive, An ideal.. ..113 



Choice of a 112 



How to open a 176 



Instructions for making . . 117 



Movable comb Ill 



Nucleus 127 



The Langstroth 114 



Various forms now in use . . 113 



With division boards .. .. 233 



Hives, Arrangement of in apiary 103 



Chaff 248 



Frames and section boxes for 111 



Observatory 127 



Hive cramp . . . . 125 



Hive store 108 



Hive making, Timber for . . . . 129 

 Hive painting .. .. .. 129 



Hiving swarms 196 



Honey, Adulteration of . . . . 83 



Antiquity of use of .1 



Characteristic structure of . . '82 

 Deleterious.. .. .. 310 



Nature of . . . . . . 80 



Honey as food .. .. 308 



As medicine .. .. 314 



Cakes 315 



For domestic cookery . . . . 309 



For preserves 309 



Moderation in use of . . . . 310 

 Honey bee, Air sacs of .. .49 

 Classification of species of . . 44 

 General characteristics of 



structure of 45 



Its varieties and distribution 25 

 Nervous system of . . . . 46 

 Physiology and anatomy of . . 43 

 Reproductive organs of queen 62 

 Respiratory organs of . . . . 48 

 Senses of hearing and smell- 

 ing of 55 



The antenna of . . 54 



The eyes of 52 



The head of .. 51 



The honey sac of . . . 59 



Honey Bee— 

 The legs of 

 The mouth of 

 The sting of 

 The wings of 



56 

 52 

 59 

 55 



Honey boards 141 



How to construct . . 142 



Honey dew 85 



Honey extractor . . . . 145 



Honey sac (of bee) . . 59 



Honey store 104 



Honey, strained, pressed, or 



melted 145 



Honey season, Duration of . . 294 



House apiary 109 



How to feed syrup 181 



Insert queen cells . . 216 



Know robber bees . . . 253 



Open a hive 176 



Stop robbing 254 



Hybrids— German-Italian .. .. 33 



Hymettusbees 37 



Implements required for trans- 

 ferring 183 



Importers of bees, Caution to . . 276 

 Improved system of bee-keeping, 

 Introduction of, into New 



Zealand 10 



Importance of apiculture as an 



Industry ... .. ..18 



Increase of stocks 188 



Circumstances which affect a 



decision 188 



Modes of attaining the object 189 



Preventing 205 



What rate is desirable ? . . 188 

 Industry, Apiculture as an . . 18 

 Inmates of the hive, their natural 



history .. .. .-. . 40 

 Inner covering for frames . . 246 



Introducing queens 222 



Direct method 224 



"Virgin queens 225 



Introducing cage, Alley's .. .. 223 

 Introduction of bees and bee- 

 culture into Australia and 



Tasmania 13 



German bee into New Zealand 8 



Italian bee into New Zealand 9 



Investigations of MrFr. Cheshire 259 



Italian (or Ligurian) bee .. ..29 



Markings of ..... ..32 



Italian bees in N. S. Wales . . 15 



In New Zealand 9 



In Queensland . . . . 15 



In South Australia . . 16 



In Tasmania . . . . 16 



In Victoria . . 15 



Langstroth hive .. ..114 



General description of . . 115" 



Instructions for making . . 117 



Larvae of bee moth 274 



Comb destroyed by . . . . 275 

 Legs (of honey bee) 56 



