INDEX. 333 
AGE 
Geographical distribution of ae 
honey bee and its varieties 25 
German (or black) bee 28 
Given press, The ne "162 
Grazing stock, question as to 
quantity of honey Possibly 
consumed by . 805 
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 42 
New practice of transferring’ 186 
Reversible frame 5 ZBYl 
Section case 140 
Herzegovian bees 37 
Hexagonal form of cells, Advan- 
tagesof .. 94 
Hill’s derios Se : 950 
Hive, An ideal.. 113 
Choice of a. 112 
How to open fh 3 176 
Instructions for making 117 
Movable comb 111 
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 . ae 129 
Hiving swarms 196 
Honey, ‘Adulteration of 83 
Antiquity of use of ae aye 
Characteristic eieucuune Ge. EP 
Deleterious.. 310 
Nature of 80 
Honey as food .. 308 
As medicine 314 
Cakes 315 
For domestic cookery . 309 
For preserves... x 309 
Moderation in use of 310 
Honey bee, Air sacs of j 49 
Classification of species of 44 
General characteristics of 
structure of 45 
Its varieties and distribution 25 
Nervous system 0 ; 46 
Physiology and anatomy Oo. 28 
Reproductive organs of queen 62 
Respiratory organs of . 48 
Senses of esnine: and ‘smell- 
ing of : 55 
The antenna of 54 
The eyes of 52 
The head of 51 
The honey sac of 59 
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Honey Bee— 
The legs of be a3 OG: 
The mouth of .. ae so By 
The sting of ne a6 a5, 1!) 
The wings of ap ae 5a 
Honey boards .. ae .. 141 
How to construct. ne we 142 
Honey dew ae Fb 4G So ttt) 
Honey extractor = ao aoe otis 
Honey sac (of bee) .. be no Jo) 
Honey store... fe 28 .. 104 
Honey, strained, pressed, or 
melted w- 145 
Honey season, Duration of | 7. 294 
House apiary .. a 3 .. 109 
How tofeed syrup .. Re lsh 
Insert queen cells ee .. 216 
Know robber bees se 5a, 2585 
Open a hive a a So 1 
Stop robbing se cook 
Hybrids—German-Italian . no BBL 
Hymettus bees a 5 orf 
Implements required for one 
ferring.. ae 1S) 
Importers of bees, Cautionto |. 276 
Improved system of bee-keeping, 
Introduction of, into New 
Zealand .. 10 
Importance of apiculture ‘as an 
industry . Be 3 18 
Increase of stocks |. . 188 
Circumstances which affect a 
decision .. 188 
Modes of attaining the object oe 
Preventing 
What rate is desirable? is 
Industry, Apiculture as an Seel8 
Inmates of the hive, their natoral 
history : 
Inner covering for frames .. 246 
Introducing queens . 50 se PRPS 
Direct method .. Ns .. 224 
Virgin queens... «. 225 
Introducing cage, Alley’s . ng 27) 
Introduction of bees and bee- 
culture into Australia and 
Tasmania 5 1B) 
GermanbeeintoNew Zealand 8 
Italian bee into New Zealand 9 
Investigations of Mr Fr. Cheshire a 
Italian (or Ligurian) bee s 
Markings of se a 
Italian eae in N.S. Wales Palo) 
In New Zealand.. ee!) 
In Queensland .. a eel 
In South Australia ai aa vile 
In Tasmania AP ae ae 1G) 
In Victoria 76 i eo lis) 
Langstroth hive ee ae ilit 
General description of se JIGS 
Instructions for goaking een iis 
Larvee of bee moth . : .. 214 
Comb destroyed by Ate .. 275 
Legs (of honey bee) .. ae Sa. oie 
