396 
INDEX, 
r^lnstorini; of swnniis, 113. 110. 
Cocoon, cojtij)l(*te one, spun by ilrone 
and work(*r-IiirvA’, 46; imperfect one. 
by qucim-birvn\ 40; of larva*, never 
removed from cells, 60: of the luotli. 
231 (l»l. XIX.). 
Cold, moderate, makes bees almost tlor- 
manl, 80; clillls bees, 110; water,use¬ 
ful in subduing robber.^, 205. 
C doilies, of bees (see also Storks of 
Bees); rajuil increa.so of, in Austialia, 
61 (note); age of, 50; new, cmnpo.seil 
of young and obi bees, 119; impos¬ 
sible to multiidy rapidlv, by natural 
swarming, 147 ; folly of attem])ting to 
multiply, by divbling hives. 149; to 
remove, from old birations, 150, 157; 
artiflrial, not to be formed till ilroues 
appear, 158; artificial, time necessary 
to form, 173; cautions against too 
iapi»l increase of, 175 (note), 176-178; 
work, easily strengthencil by uso of 
more comb hive, 178; jios.sible e.xtent 
of multiplication of, 178; most profit- 
ablo rate of increase, 179; to form ono 
new colony from two obi ones, 189; 
mother, easily supplied with young 
fertile* queens, in mov. comh hive, 
182; sometimes over-stored with 
honey, 183 (notes 1 and 2): tahb* il¬ 
lustrating rapid increase of, 185; new, 
must remain where first put, 185; 
many bees may be remov«-d from, 
when the queens arc fertile, U6: 
new, formed by reversing lawition of 
bivi-.s, 187; piling nmde of forming, 
188; should, when moved, he supplied 
with water, 189 (note); to snpidy 
queens for rapid incri'a.se of. 19(M93'; 
how they may he safely mliigle<l, 293, 
336; If small, should iio confined hy 
movable partition, to suitable limits, 
298; emlangered by los.s of <jueen. 217, 
216; having young queens should be 
watched. 218. 222; signs that, have 
no queen, 219; Spring, care of, 221; 
queenle.ss in Octoher. to be united 
with other colonies, 223; old, more 
liable than young to the ravages of 
worms, 233, 2.’il (note); (|ne(‘n]ess. 
will be de.stroyed by tlia moth, 214 
(iiml note); when hopelessly qncen- 
les.s, their destruction certain. 246; 
how to be treated when infected witli 
dysentery, 256; how, when attacked 
with foul hrood, 257-269; suspected, 
used by Dzierzon to rear surjdus 
queens for artificial stocks, 2G9; 
strong, can, In a season, supply ma¬ 
terials foj’ four swarms, 269; feetliiig 
of, 267-278; shoubi be strong M’hen 
honey harvest closes, 269; weak, iii 
the Fall, shoubi bo adde«l to other 
stocks, 279, 330; locutiou of, how to 
change, 280; removal of, to new api¬ 
aries, 281; weak, ill success of, has 
led to the helief that wo are over¬ 
stocked, 299; only strong, profitable, 
299, 393 (and nolo); itinerating, 396 
(note 2); when broken up for their 
honey, the queens shonld be removed 
b«*forebaud,306(note); ofcommon bee.s, 
readily converted into Italian, 322. 
Color, aids in recognizing their hive, 
214, 216. 
Colnmella, notice of his Treatise on 
lb*e-K«'eping, 147 (note); his remedy 
against the over-storing of hives, 183 
(note* 2); arlvice of, concerning Spring 
examination of stocks, 221 (note 1); 
recommended that weak stocks bo 
strengthened from strong ones, 221 
(note 2); his suggestion as to tlio 
proper lime to remove surplus honey, 
224 (note); his mode of feeding bee’s, 
271 (note 1); his directions how to 
gain the favor of hoes. 311. 
Colvin, his methofl of securing straight 
comb, 373; manner of making tlie 
mov. comb hive, 383. 
Comh, 69-76; too cdil, can ho easily re- 
movial in mov. comb hives, 69,*209; 
materials of, 69 ; wood-cuts of, n-pi'e- 
senting various kinds of cells, IMate.s 
XIII.. XIV., and XV.; emptv, great 
value of, to h(‘e-keeper, 71;'slmnhl 
not he melted into wax, 71 ; rajiidly 
refilled hy bees, 71; easily supplied to 
bees in mov. comb hive! 71 ;*how at¬ 
tached to frames, 72, 283 (and note); 
drone-comb, not to bo put in breeding 
apartments, 72, 139; artificial, sug¬ 
gestion concerning, 72; author’s ex¬ 
periments to imluco bees to make it 
from old wax. 72; huibling of, carried 
im most actively by night, 72; comb¬ 
building anil honey-gathering simul- 
(anc'ons, 73; danger to. In hot weather, 
91; caution respecting, in artificial 
swarming from common hive.s, 155 
(and note); generally Imilt somewhat 
waving, 171 ; how to examine; when 
in mov. com!) hive, 172; brood, used 
for nuelei. 189; work<*r, used to rear 
queens, 191; building of, b^’ young 
bees, 196; work<‘r, shoubi never be 
destroyed, 297 (and note 2); prefer- 
able to arfifieial comli-giiides, 297, 
298; control of, essential to a system 
of management, adajited to the wants 
of all bee-keepers, 298; safely taken 
from hive when bees are filled with 
honey or Rupir-water, 210; old, most 
liable to be infested with worms. 233, 
251 (note); empty, should sometimes 
ho removed from feeble stocks, 213; 
new, unsafe to move in warm weather, 
281 ; containing bee-bread, has in¬ 
ferior honey, 288; very old brood, not 
worth rendering into wax, 288; to 
make "Winter beo-passagos iu, 337 
(and note 1), 
