INDEX 
Apiaries— 
Best situation for, 26 
To stock— 
By colonies in skeps, 21 
By “ driven” bees, 21 
By established colonies in 
frame hives, 21 
By swarms, 21 
Apiarist’s Foes— 
Bee paralysis, 77 
Black brood, 80 
Dysentery, 77 
Foul-brood, its cause and 
treatment, 77-79 
Isle of Wight bee disease, 77 
May pest, 77 
Mice, 78 
Toads and Tits, 78 
Wasps, 78 
Appliances for Bee-keepers— 
Excluder Zinc, An, 31” 
Extractors, , 31 
Feeders, 31 
Home-made, 112-116 
Queen-cages, 31 
Smokers, “ Bingham” type 
preferred, 31 
. Appliances for Bee-keepers— 
Supers and shallow frames, 
31 
Veils, 30 
Bee-keeper’s attributes, A 
good, 47 
Bees— 
Begin to stir at the end 
of February, 17 
Secret of manipulating, 65 
Beginners, Hints to, 69 
Colonies of bees, To divide 
81, 82 
Combs— 
Cleaning up emptied wet, 75 
Colour of, indicates age, 22 
Foundation for, How to use, 
33) 34 
Good ones, Points of, 22 
To store in winter, 103 
“Driven” bees, How to get, 
and price of, 24 
Driving bees, Two methods, 
98 
Drones, or male bees, 16 
120 
