114 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS ON APICULTURE. 



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 Bee moths (see also Wax moths, Galleria mellonella, and Achroia grisella). 



in New England 83 



pollination of cucumbers 99-102 



rights in Hawaii 45 



value as pollenizing agent 69-71 



Bees and queens, purchasing, how to avoid introduction of bee diseases 30 



Banat, in Massachusetts 97 



Carniolan, in Massachusetts 96 



Caucasian, in Massachusetts 97 



Cyprian, in Massachusetts 97 



distribution in Massachusetts 86-87 



enemies in Massachusetts 103-104 



German, in Massachusetts 96-97 



in greenhouses in Massachusetts 99-102 



Italian, in Massachusetts 96-97 



introduction into New England in seventeenth century 81-82 



price in Massachusetts 103 



Punic, in Massachusetts 97 



queen trade in Massachusetts 103 



races in Massachusetts , 96-97 



robbing, prevention 6, 7 



stray, danger of infecting colonies therefrom 30 



Berberis spp. (See Barberry.) 

 Bidens Imis. (See Sunflower, brook.) 



pilosa, source of honey in Hawaii 49 



Blackberry, period of nectar secretion in Cape Cod region of Massachusetts 95 



wild, source of honey in Massachusetts 91, 93 



Blueberry, source of honey in Massachusetts 93 



Bombus. (See Bumblebees.) 



Botanical needs of bee keeping in United States 77 



Brassica spp. (See Mustard, wild.) 



Breeders of queens in United States, number 69 



Breeding bees, importance 78 



Brood diseases of bees. (See Bee diseases.) 



manipulation in extracted honey production 3 



Browne, 0. A., paper, "Methods of Honey Testing for Bee Keepers " 16-18 



Brown-tail moth. (See Euproctis ckrysorrhcea.) 



Buckwheat, period of nectar secretion in Berkshire region of Massachusetts. . . 94 



central region of Massachusetts 94 



source of honey in Massachusetts 91, 93 



Bumblebees as pollenizing agents 70 



Burdock, source of honey in Massachusetts 93, 104 



Burr clover, California. (See Medicago denticulata.) 



marigold, period of nectar secretion in Cape Cod region of Massachusetts. 95 



Buttercups, source of honey in Massachusetts 93 



Button bush. (See Cephalanthus occidentalis.) 

 Castanea dentata. (See Chestnut.) 



Catalpa Mgnonioides, source of honey in Hawaii 48 



speciosa, source of honey in Hawaii 48 



Catnip, source of honey in Massachusetts 93 



Ceanothus americanus, source of honey in Massachusetts 93 



Census of 1900, statistics on bee keeping 62-63 



Cephalanthus occidentalism source of honey in Massachusetts 93 



