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INDEX. 
Bight of, for distant objects, acute, 
117 ; commotion of, during absence of 
queen for impregnation, 125, 217 ; na- 
tive of hot climate, 128 (note); detest 
smell of fresh paint, 129 ; often per- 
spire while swarming, and reluctant 
to enter heated hives, 180 ; pleased to 
find comb in hive, 181 ; modes of se- 
curing swarms in difficult places, lo5 ; 
acute of hearing, 188 ; refusing 
to swarm, should have plenty of 
storage-room, 139 ; may be advanta- 
geously kept in cities, 144 ; ofteu re- 
fuse to swarm, 145 ; seldom colonize 
unless blossoms abound in honey, 147 ; 
ability of, to rear queens from worker- 
brood, when discovered, 148 ; with- 
out mature queens, build combs 
with large cells, 149, 150 (and note); 
diminish rapidly in number after 
swarming, 151 (and note); will not 
form independent colonies in inter- 
communicating hives, 152 ; work bet- 
ter in new swarms than in old colo- 
lonies, 153 ; laden with stores, welcom- 
ed by strange swarms, 155 ; without 
stores, expelled, 155 ; frightened by 
rappings on the hive, 155 ; disposition 
of, when moved, to return to old lo- 
cation, 156 ; effect on, of temporary 
loss of home, 157 ; how to make ad- 
here to old home, wherever put, 157 ; 
losing their queens, will accept of 
others, 159 (note); more irascible at 
night, 167 ; confounded by sudden in- 
troduction of light into their hives, 
168, 169; difficult to subdue when 
once thoroughly excited, 170; use all 
available’ space for honey, 172 (note 
2); tenacious adherence of, to their 
combs, 172 ; losing their queon when 
swarming, return to parent stock, 
174 ; their mode of communication, 
174 (note 11; storing surplus honey 
to be unmolested, 180 (aud note 1); 
amusing conduct of, on finding a 
strange hive where their own should 
be, 181 (uoto 1) ; emboldened to self- 
defence by presence of queon, 182 ; 
judicious renewal of, for swarms, not 
injurious to mother-stocks, 183 ; their 
instinct to become over-rich, 183 (noje 
2); their passion for forage, 186 (note 
1); when destitute of queen, will rear 
young ones, if they have brood-comb, 
188 ; need wator when confined, 189 
(note); how encouraged to work in 
an upper hive, 189 ; do not always 
cluster on brood comb in nuclei, 192 
(nolo) ; sometimes start queen-cells 
that fail, 193 ; young do insido, and 
old, outside work, 194; young are 
wax- workers, 196 ; their occasional 
refusal to make royal cells explained, 
197 (note) ; a worthy trait of, 197 ; 
their treatment of strange queens, 
200 ; to cause, to receivo strange 
queens kindly, 201 ; of dilferent colo- 
nies may be united, 203 ; distinguish 
their hive companions by smell and 
actions, 203 ; conduct of, when fright- 
ened, 203 ; when disturbed and scent- 
ed, will readily mingle, 203 (and note) ; 
in too large hives, become dispirited, 
208 ; in large apiaries, if the hives are 
alike, liable to mistake them, 214; 
effect on, of loss of queen, 217 ; ene- 
mies of, 228-255 ; vigilance of, against 
the moth, 231 ; not a native of the 
New World, 235 ; a harbinger of civ- 
ilization, 236 (note); can learn to de- 
fend themselves against new enemies, 
240 ; destroyed by mice aud by birds, 
252 ; by toads and bears, 254 ; dis- 
eases of, 255-260 ; propensities of, to 
rob, and appearance of thieving bees, 
261 ; habitual robbers become black, 
262 (and note) ; sometimes rob the 
humble bee, 262 ; grand battles of, 
263 ; of conquered colonies, incorpor- 
ate themselves with the victors, 263 : 
frantic fury of robbers, when deprived 
of their spoil, 265 ; how to cool them 
into temporary honesty, 2G5 ; feeding 
of, 2G7-278 : are foiuL of salt, 272 ; in- 
fatuation of, for confectionery, 277 ; 
compared to intemperate men, 278* 
the avaricious, folly of, 278 ; fond of 
shade, 280 ; procuring for an apiary, 
280 ; transferring from common to 
mov. comb hives, 282; get supplies 
from honey -dews, 287 ; flight of, its 
extent, 305 ; pacific temper of, 308 ; 
Incident illustrating good nature of, 
while swarming, 308 ; readily taught 
by ill treatment to bo vindictive, 310 ; 
human breath offensive to, 311 ; at a 
distance from their hives, never stiug 
unless hurt, 312 ; kindness of, at home, 
a lesson for man, 312 ; their treat- 
ment of the sick, 312 ; their sense of 
smell, 313 ; dead, medicinal qualities 
of, 315 (note); will more surely sting 
hairy than bare parts, 317 ; maintain 
u high temperature in Winter, 335 ; 
cat less in Winter when kept quiet, 
335, 355 : wintering of, 335-361 ; unit- 
ing small colonics of, for wintering, 
336 ; do not store honey so as always 
to bo accessible in Winter, 336 ; can- 
not bo roliod on to make Winter pas- 
sages in combs, 336 ; should bo pro- 
tected from Winter winds, 337, 348 ; 
if out of doors in Winter should bo 
allowed to lly,337 ; sometimes perish 
in snow, 338 (note 1) ; experiments 
on wintering, by author. 339 ; need 
water in cold weather, 342-346 ; need 
water to cat candied honey ? 342-344 ; 
injured by being disturbed in Winter, 
347.355 ; seldom discharge their fmces 
in the hive, 347 ; on wintering In dry 
