332 INDEX. 
PAGE Hage 
Causes of swarming... .. 191 | Driving .. Be a ae 
Caution to importers of bees .. 276 Open . .. 187 
Cells, advance of hexagonal Drones, A word ‘concerning ..- 209 
Drone (bee), The .. 42 
Centrifugal extractor, invention ee 
Chaff. ne we xe ss . 248 
Brickell’s .. 249 
Characteristics of structure of the 
honey bee 
Characteristic structure of honey 83 
Cheshire, Mr. Fr., investigations 
of Bacillus alvei 259 
Cure for Bacillus alvei- ‘262 
Choice of a hive z : .. 112 
Clarke’s cold blast smoker .. 174 
Classification of species of the bee 44 
Climate, Influence of, on ebicul: 
ture .. oul], 
Clipping the queen’ s wing .. 201 
Process of .. : .. 202 
Comb-foundation .. : .. 158 
Advantages of its use .. .. 159 
Board ; ae .. 165 
Gauge for trimming ne . 164 
History of the invention of .. 158 
Machines, Root’s roller .. 161 
Mode of fastening in frame .. 165 
Principal points of good ». 159 
Process of manufacture of .. 163 
The Given press ris .. 162 
To fasten in sections .. .. 166 
Wired : 167 
Comb honey, packing for market 242 
Shipping crate for >A . 243 
Comb, how construched Ae so OB 
Baskets... : Si .. 240 
Holder is en ies .. 176 
Stand oe ae oe .. 216 
Combs, Damage to . . 273 
Destroyed by Boe moth larvee 275 
Fumigating = . 112 
Co-operation, Benefits of .. .. 243 
Cover (of hive) eo 1B 
Covering for frames (winter) .. 246 
Covers, securing .. 247 
Cowan's automatic basket .. 151 
Cures for stings : 5 eae: 
Cyprian bee .. : es .. 3b4 
Dadant’s uncapping can .. .. 153 
Dalmatian bees 65 ‘ls an ol 
Damage tocombs .. a 50 falas 
Deleterious honey .. yo Gill) 
Development from egg to bee .. 69 
Deviceforsecuring straightcombs 170 
Difference in characier of winter 
seasons 
Diseases of bees | 956 
Distribution (geographical) ‘of the 
honey bee 
Dividing .. eo te "208 
Division boards. : 232 
Domesticcookery, Useot honey for 309 
Drinks made from honey . 311-316 
And queen trap, ‘Alley’ S ‘, 210 
Cell foundation .. .. 163 
Duration of the honey season .. 294 
Dysentery .. 206 
Dzierzon, Dr., his discoveries .. 64 
Theory ae .. 65 
Easterday’s wire enipedden .. 169 
Enemies of bees : Se .. 269 
Entrance guard, Jones’ .. .. 209 
Reducing .. 246 
Exemptions (from bee enemies) 
Australasian 
Extracted honey, Manipulation of 145 
Packing formarket . 241 
Extracting house and Hougy. store 104 
Arrangement of . 155 
Eucalypti in New Zealand | » 284 
European plants and trees . 285 
Eyes (of the honey bee) .. 52 
Para: Bee- Keeping asa branch oan 
Feeding .. oe as aa lps) 
For winter. . ee an And 
Stimulative ae .. 179 
Feeder, Grey’s entrance .. .. 182 
Simpl icity . 181 
Fermented drinks from honey 31 311-316 
Fertile workers : ; 75 
Fixing combs in frames .. ig 
Flight of bees Se . 296 
Flora, native (see Native Flora). 
Food, Providing for winter .. 246 
Forage, Bee . aa Vhs! 
American linden, or bass- 
wood oe .- 288 
Eucalypti and acacias in New 
Zealand .. .. 284 
European plants and trees .. 287 
In New South Wales .. .. 282 
In Queensland .. ae .. 283 
In South Australia a .. 282 
In Victoria.. Ne es 2. 283 
In Tasmania . 284 
Native flora of Australia as .. 281 
New aeons as 279 
Ordinary sourcesof .. . 278 
Forming nuclei ae a oo als 
My method .. 218 
Foul-brood (see Bacillus alvei). 
Frames, broad or section .. 56 Lei 
Half-story .. 2: .. 132 
Narrow, or brood #6 bo eit) 
Number of toahive .. ao Lee} 
Frame form, or gauge .. 183 
Fruit wine, made with honey .. 3l7 
Fuel for smokers ae lio 
Fumigating combs .. Rg eee 
House . 105 
Gauge for trimming foundation 164 
General arrangement of apiary.. 99 
