I liT HD E X. 
A. 
Adobe, for bivcs, Z^l (note 2), 
Advauliiges required incomijlete hives, 
95-108. 
Adventure, amusing, in searclj of lioney, 
2U. 
Alter-swarming, 120; ciuises »n<l imli- 
cations <*f, 121; i>ri!veut«Ml in 
iMov. ctnnb Iiives, 124, 140; evils (»t, 
140; jiutliufK mode of obviating evils 
of, before invention of mov. conii* 
hive, 140 (note); excessive, exposes 
stock to l)ee*motb, 248. 
Aflej'-swarms, easily strengthened in 
!n<»ve. comb hives, 140; when to ex¬ 
pect, 122; often issue in ianl weather, 
122; often have more than oiie<iuoeii, 
122; seriously reduce strength of pai-* 
eut stocks, i24, 140; wise arrange¬ 
ment concerning, 124; e;usily pix*- 
vented in mov. conih hive, 124; weak, 
of little value, 140, 141; returning of, 
to parent stock, or donlding, tin- 
proftlahle, 140; make few droiie-cella 
tl>e first season, 181 (note). 
Age, of bees, 58; qneeii-hee, 49; of 
workers, pn*ved fr:»n Italian hee, 59 
(note); signs of old, 59; «d colonies, 
59; of (luceus, designated by the clip¬ 
pings of their wings, 223. 
Air, necessary for bees, 88; bees need in 
Winter, 89. 338; pure, necessary for 
<-ggrt, brood, and lH.'es,89; pure, neces¬ 
sary Ibr healtliof mau,9l; abnmlsince 
of, supplied by nn»v. comb hive. 94; 
new swarms require more than old, 
281; cold, alarms bees, 311 (note); 
how to give in Winter, to mov. comb 
iiives, 338. 
Air-tight stoves, deficient In ventila¬ 
tion, 92. 
Alighting-board, slmnld shelter Irom 
wind ami wet, 1(I3; improved by at- 
taehing innsliu, 279 (imte): I’l. V., 
i'igs. 10, 17. 
Alsike, or Swedish white cl«»ver, 291; 
valiK' of, for l)eus and stock. 295. 
American women, their sufTerings from 
had ventilatioa, 92. 
Analysis of royal jelly, 04. 
Anger of bees, 30S-514; difficult lo re- 
pi'c.ss, when once aroused, 179; excited 
by the hnmuii bn»ath, quick motions, 
or jarring, 170; ami sometime.^ by 
smoke, 108 (note); should not be vio¬ 
lently repelled, 17»; occasioned by 
disease, 256 (note); never necessary 
t<i prov<»ke a colony to, 309; wben 
provoked to, terribly vindictive, 319 ; 
of dy.speptic bees, trouldesoim-, 319; 
bee-iiat, a proteotit>n from, 310; Hnt- 
ler's directions how to inevent the 
rising of, 311; warm breatli jirovokos, 
311 (note 2); when excited, how to 
act, 311 ; never excited away from 
home, 312; excited l>y disagreeable 
od«ns, ami uncle.anly pinsons, 313; 
arou.sed bv a smell of the hee-|sdson, 
314; and 'liy ixmgh and hairy sub¬ 
stances, 317. 
Ants, wliite, their fecundity, 32; some¬ 
times injure bees. 255; small, harm¬ 
less, 255 (note); extravagantly fond 
of Inniey, 287. 
Apliide.s. singular mode of propagation 
t>r, 42; description of, 285; cause of 
honey-ilew. 285. 
Apiarians, see llee-keeper.s. 
Apiarie.s, must be closely watched in 
swarming-sea.son, 143; large, remhned 
dilUcnlt by natural swarming, 145; 
dang<‘r of crowded, 214; stocking. &c., 
271>-2S4; in c.stablishing, a knowledge 
of the honey resources of the bx-nlity 
important, 279 (and imte 1); should bo 
protected from high winds, ami from 
cattle, ami sweaty horses, 270 (note 
2); should be in sight of oeenpietl 
rtauns, 279; proper expo.sure for, 279; 
covered, objectitniable, 289; shailed, 
agreeable to bees, 280; location of, 
how to change, 289; procuring hees 
for,280; to secure bee.s in their hives, 
for removal lo. 281; precautions to ho 
observed in moving hives tt*, 281; 
Iransferriiig bees from eoinnmii lii 
mov. eoinb hive, for, 282; large, in 
Europe, 300; should bo fenced against 
cattle and liorse.s, 313. 
Apple-tree yields nincb honey, 292. 
Apricot-lree, honey-yielding, 292. 
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