INDEX, 
407 
comilry tlian they were years n"o, i 
145; often refuse to swai'iii, UW, 145, 
147; new, work liett«‘r than old, 153; 
if weak in iSpring, usually uuprotU- 
alile, atul Hoinetimes reijuire to he ftnl, 
177; the less disturbed, tlu^ better for 
surplus liuney, 130; best inode fur 
rapid increase »)f, 1S4; doubling, tre¬ 
bling, &c., 135; subject to great h)Ss 
of bees in storms, 130; rapid increase 
of, hopeless in vicinity of sugar- 
houses, &c., 199; hostility of, to 
strange tiueens, 2IH); when unittMl, 
the bees should be gorged with honey, 
2U4; will adhere to the hive when the 
queen is lost, if suiipUed with brood- 
comb, 213; tiueenlt‘ss, should be 
broken up, if not supplied with a 
queen or brood-comb, 213; Spring 
care of, 221; healthy, destroy the 
<lroues when forage is scarce, 224; 
weak, with uncovered comb, infested 
by moths, 242; sulTering from hunger, 
are an easy prey to tho moth, 240 
(and note). 
Stocks, union of, see Union of colonies. 
Sloinach of worker, wood-cut of, IM. 
XVII., Fig. 54. 
Sttives, air-tight, defleient in ventila¬ 
tion, 92; Franklin, a good kind of, 92 
(note). 
Straw, use of, for protecting hives, 337. 
Stupefaction of bees, by smoke, chloro¬ 
form, and ether, 210. 
Stnrtevant. li. T., on wintering bees, 
340. 
Sulfocation of bees, symptoms, 90. 
Sugar, its elements, 70. 
Sugar-candy, see Candy. 
Sugar-water, use of ti) pacify hoes, 26; 
154. lOS-170; how to apply it, 170; 
u.sed iu mingling stocks, 203. 
Sulpliur, use of, in killing eggs and 
worms of hoe-motli, 243. 
Sun. heat of, important to bees in Spring, 
101, 363. 
Superstitions about bees, 70. 
Surplus lion(‘y, see Honey, surplus. 
Swallow, adtln-ss of Grecian poet to u 
liee-eatiug, 253. 
Swammenlum. his drawing of queen's 
ovaries describeil, 35; great merits of, 
as an <ibserv<*r, 65 (note): his drawing 
of jpieen’s ovaries, IM. Will.; how 
he learned the internal economy of 
the hive, and his reverence in stmly- 
ing the works of Nature, H)4 (note); 
spidte of two species of hee-moth, 22S. 
Swarms, new, often construct drone- 
cmnl> to store honey, 51; number of 
bees in a good one, 54; lirst ones led 
by (dd «iueens, 111; no sure indica- 
titiiis at lirst. 111; will sidtle without 
ringing of bells, &c., 113; mor<* in¬ 
clined to elope, if bees are neglected, 
114; how to arrest a fugitive, 114; 
how to prevent, from deserting a new 
hive, 115; indications of intended de¬ 
sertion, 115; clustering of, before <le- 
parture, of special heiiclit to man, 116; 
send out scouts, 117 ; suimdimcs buihl , 
comli of fence-rails, &c., 113; how 
jiareut hive is repopnlaled, alter de- 
j)arture of, 119; conqiosed of young 
and old bees, 119; none of the bees of 
new, return to parent hive, 12u; signs 
ami time of second. 122; sometimes 
settle in several clusters, 122; singtj- 
lar instance of pluiuiity of ([ueetis (in 
Mexico), 122; signs and time of third, 
123; first, sometimes swaiins again, 
12S; new, reluctant to enter heatc«l 
hives, 130; often taken possession of 
deserted hives storetl with comb, but 
seldom of empty bive.s, 131; trees con¬ 
venient for clustering of, 131 ; can bo 
made to alight on a selected spot, 
131; hiving of, sbotihl not be <lela.veil, 
132; several, clu.stering together, 137 ; 
may be se])arated by hiving in largo 
hive, 137 ; hissing sound of bees while 
swarming, cause.s other stocks to 
swarm, 137; how to prevent thoir 
mingling, 133; should he placed where 
intended to stand, as soon os hived, 
133; how to proceed when hive is not 
rea«ly to receive, 139; hadilo after- 
swarms, of lit tie value, 140,141; strong, 
tempteci to evil cour.ses, 141; many, 
annually lost, 143; danger of losing, 
in swarming season, 144; decn'use (*f 
in bees, after swarming, 151 (and 
n<»te): new, have greater energy than 
ohl, 153; forced, 154 ; wil4 enter hives 
without the queen, 159 (note); when 
forceil, how to imluce ti» adhere to 
new locations, 1G:1 (and note); to 
avoid risk of losing, in swarming- 
time, 173; too rapid multiplication of, 
unproHtable, 170; second, usually 
valueless, unless early, and season 
good, 177; weak, may ho strength¬ 
ened hy use of mov. e<jmh hive, 17S ; 
one new, made from two old ones, 131 
(noted); artificial, rapid increiise of 
with move, comb hive, 183; tlungcrs 
attending, in large apiaries where tho 
hives are uniform in appearance and 
near together, 216; how t»> avoid tho 
danger, 217 ; Washington Irving's ac¬ 
count of, ill the West, 236 4m>te); 
n<‘w, need more air than old, 2Sl; 
precautions in moving, 231; u late 
one, 366. 
Swarming, sign.s of, 111; Indisposes bees 
to return to parmit hive, 126; unsea- 
sonahh*, often caused hy famine, 110; 
causes lieestomark the place (»f thoir 
new aboile, 126; inci<leiif in. in Mex¬ 
ico, 123; after, cure needecl to pre¬ 
serve young hrooil in parent hive, 
124; iu tropical climates, at all sea- 
