INDEX. 
399 
Fumigation of hives with puff-ball, ob- 
jectionable, 210. 
a 
Gardeners might manage their employ- 
ers’ bees, in mov. comb hive, 220. 
Garden plants iusuilicient U> furnish bee- 
pasture, 297. 
Glass., vessels of, for spare honey, should 
have guide-combs, 290 ; objections to, 
290 (note"). 
Gloves, india-rubber, to protect the 
hands. 317 (1*1. XI., Fig. 27); woollen, 
objectionable, 317. 
Goldsmith, on spontaneous and fashion- 
ablo joys, 334. 
“ Good old way” of corn-raising, 237. 
Golden-rod, some varieties of, furnish 
food for boos, 298. 
Governments, of Europe, interest of some 
in disseminating knowledge of bee cul- 
ture, 320 (note). 
Grape-sugar, as food for bees, 273. 
Guide for combs, artificial, secure regu- 
larity in building comb. 130,207 ; can- 
not bo invariably relied on, 208 ; Ger- 
man invention of, (1*1. VI., Fig. 72). 
Gumlclach, on the necessity of pollen for 
rearing brood, 81. 
H. 
Hairy objects, why olfensivo to boes, 
317. 
Harris, Dr., his account of the bee-moth, 
228. 
Hartshorn, spirits of, remedy for boo- 
stings, 316. 
Health, bad ventilation of houses impairs, 
92. 
Hearing, in bees, acute, 138. 
Heat, degree required to hatch the eggs 
of bees and develop the pupa, 46 ; 
great, attendant on comb-building, 71. 
Hens, too much crowded, mistake their 
nests, 215 ; not good tenders of moth- 
traps, 248. 
Moyne, on ovcr-stocking, 301. 
1 liver, basket for, 133. 
Hives (see Mov. Comb Hive), Huber’s, 
author’s experiments with, 14 ; made 
with slats, 15, 210 (note) ; should bo 
made of sound lumber, 78 ; mixture 
for sealing corners of, 78 ; thin, an- 
noying to bees in hot weather, 90 ; 
Sixty-ono requisites for complete, 95- 
108 ; size of, should admit of variation, 
96 ; “ improved,” often bad, 107 ; quali- 
ties of best, 107 : paint on, should be 
very dry before hiving, 129 ; heated in 
the sun, should not be used for new 
swarms, 129; should incline forward, 
but stand level from side to side, 130 ; 
if clean, ueei’ no washing or rubbing 
with herbs, 131 ; live stocks in one, 
137 ; should bo placed where it is to 
stand, as soon as swarm is secured, 
138; if not ready to swarm, how to 
proceed. 139 ; dilllcult to rid of bee- 
moth, 141 ; common, difficult to remove 
unfertile queen from. 141 ; Huber’s, 
148 ; “ dividing,” and objections to, 
149 ; self-colonizing, ineffectual, 151; 
thorough inspection of, necessary for 
success, 162 ; non-swarming, likely to 
exterminate the bee, if generally used, 
153 ; decoy when to bo used, 155 : for 
surplus honey, should be undisturbed, 
180. (and note) ; like Dzierzon’s, even 
with movable frames, give inadequate 
control of bees, 187 (uote) : should bo 
opened before or alter sun-light, wheu 
forage is scarce. 199 ; royal combat 
witnessed in author’s observing, 205 ; 
with poor arrangements, educate bees 
to regard their keeper "as au enemy, 
210 (note) ; wondors of, unknown by 
many bee-keepers, 211 ; in crowded 
apiary, 214-216 : condition of, should bo 
ascertained, 221 ; patent, evil results 
ol', 237, 241 ; should be cleaned in early 
Spring, 243 ; common, furnish no re- 
liable remedy for loss of queen, 215; 
infected with foul-brood, to disinfect, 
257 ; common, how prepared for re- 
moval when occupied by stocks, 2S1 ; 
to transfer bees from common to mov. 
comb, 2'2 ; size, shape, and materials 
for, 329—332 ; size of author’s can bo 
varied at pleasure, 329 ; tall, advan- 
tages and disadvantages of, 329 ; most 
advantageous form of, 330 ; Dzierzon’s, 
disadvantages of, 331 ; doublo anu 
triple, 331 (note) ; proper materials 
for , 331 ; suggestions as to making mov. 
comb. 332. 
Hives, mov. comb, see movable Comb 
Hives. 
Hives, patent, see Patent Hives. 
Hiving bees, directions for, 129 ; expert- 
ness in, makes pleasant , 129 ; should 
be conducted in shade, 130 ; should 
be attended to soon after swarm set- 
tles, 132 ; process of, 133 ; basket for, 
133; sheet for, how arranged, 133 ; 
how to expedite, 133 ; process of, must 
be repeated when queen not secured, 
134 ; when settled out of reach, how 
to secure the swarm, 134 ; when swarm 
alights in difficult place, or two swarms 
cluster together, 135 ; how to secure 
the queen, 136 ; old-fashioned way 
of, had, 136 ; so as to prevent swarms 
uniting, 138 ; when done, remove 
swarms to proper stands, 138 ; danger 
of delaying, 138 • what to do if no hive 
is ready, 139. 
Holbrook. Hon. F., on cultivation ol 
white clover, 294. 
Home, should bo made attractive, 220. 
Honey, 285-292 ; its elements, 70 ; quaa 
