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INDEX, 
Ject9, acute, 117; commotion of, during 
absence of queen for impregnation, 
125, 217; native of hot climate, 128 
(note); detest smell of fresh paint, 
129; often perspire while swarming, 
and reluctant to enter heated hives, 
130; pleased to find comb in hive, 131 ; 
inodes ot securing swarms in difficult 
places, 135; acute of hearing, 138; re¬ 
fusing to swarm, should have plenty 
of storage-room, 13d; may be advan¬ 
tageously kept in cities, 144; often 
refuse to swarm, 145 ; seldom colonize 
unless blossoms abound in honey, 
147; ability of, to rear queens from 
worker-brood, when discovered, 148; 
without mature queens, build combs 
with largo 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¬ 
nies, 153; laden with stores, welcomed 
by strange swarms, 155; without 
stores, expelled, 165; frightened by 
rapping* ou the hive, 155; disposition 
of, when moved, to return to old lo¬ 
cation, 156; oft'ect on. of temporary 
loss of h<*me, 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, 1G7; 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 thoir 
combs, 172; losing their queen when 
swarming, return to parent stock, 
174; their mode of communication, 
174 (note 1); storing surplus honey 
to be unmolested, 180 (and note 1); 
amusing conduct of, on finding a 
strange hive where their own should 
be, 181 (notel); emboldened to self- 
defence by presence of queen, 182; 
judicious renewal of, for swarms, not 
injurious to mother-stocks, 183; their 
instinct to become over-rich, 183 
(note 2); their passion for forage, 186 
(note 1); when destitute of queen, 
will rear young ones, if they have 
brood-comb, 188; need water When 
confined, 189 (note); how encouraged 
to work in an upper hive, 189; do not 
always cluster on brood-comb in nu¬ 
clei, 192 (note); sometimes start 
queen-cells that fail, 193; young do 
inside, and old, outside work, 194; 
young are wax-worker*, 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 rcceivo I 
strange queens kindly, 201; of differ 
ent colonies may be united, 203; dis¬ 
tinguish their hive companions by 
smell and actions, 203; conduct of, 
when frightened, 203; when disturbed 
and scented, will readily mingle, 203 
(and note); in too large hives, become 
uispiritod, 208; in largo apiaries, if 
the hives are alike, liable to mistake 
them, 214; effect on, of loss of queen, 
217; enemies of, 228-255 ; vigilance 
of, against the moth, 231; not a native 
of the New World, 235; a harbinger 
of civilization, 236 (note); cun learn 
to defend themselves against new 
enemies, 240; destroyed by mice and 
by birds, 252 ; by toads and bears, 254; 
diseases 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, incor¬ 
porate themselves with the victors, 
263; frantic fury of robbers, when de¬ 
prived of thoir spoil, 265 ; how to cool 
them into temporary honesty, 265; 
feeling of, 267-278; are fond of salt, 
272; infatuation of, for confectionery, 
277 ; compared to intemperate men, 
278; the avaricious, folly of, 278; foml 
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 be vindictive, 310; 
human breath offensive to, 311; at a 
distance from their hives, never sting 
unless hurt, 312; kindness of, at 
Irnine, a lesson for man, 312; thoir 
treatment of the sick, 312; thoir 
sense of smell, 313; dead, medicinal 
qualities of, 315 (note); will more 
surely sting hairy than bare parts, 
317 ; maintain a high temperature in 
Winter. 335; eat less in Winter whon 
kept quiet, 335, 355; wintering of, 
335-361; uniting small colonies of, for 
wintering, 336; do not store honey so 
as always to be accessible in Winter, 
336; cannot bo relied on to make 
Winter passages in combs, 336 ; should 
bo protected from Winter winds, 337, 
348; if out of doors in Winter, should 
be allowed to fly, 337 ; sometimes per¬ 
ish in snow, 338 (note 1); experiments 
on wintering, by author, 339; need 
water in cold weather, 342-346; need 
water to eat candied honey, 342-344; 
injured by being disturbed in Winter, 
347,355; seldom discharge thoir froces 
in the hive, 347; on wintering in dry 
cellars, 348; in special depositories 
