X X\r DEX. 
Bees—Understand their habits 
“ See them often 
“ * Know their condition 
“ Keep them populous 
“ When and how to colonize 
“ When and what tc feed 
“ Protect from cold beating winds 
“ How often to fly 
“ Best place and how to winter 
“ To prevent swarming 
“ Best time to unite or return 
“ To prevent robbing 
“ Classes, sexes and age of 
Form of government and varieties of 
“ Stings, protection against - - - 8,9 
“ Honey best and how much for - - 1 , 12, 13 
“ May be kept in cities .... 13 
“ Colonizing for winter - - - - 10, 12 
“ W'hen and how long to confine • 2,4,5,8,9,11,12 
1 
1 
- 1 , 2 
1, 3, 4, 10, 12, 18 
1, 3, 4, 5, 8 , 10 
1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 , 12,13 
2 , 16 
2 , 7, 12, 13, 16 
2, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17 
1. 3, 4, 5, 12, 15, 17 
5 
r 1, 3, 5, 9, 18 
- 6 , 7 
“ Must be managed 
“ Golden rule for success 
Bee cholera, (tc ,— how prevented 
Brood—time in rearing 
Bee-moth—protecting combs from 
Comb-guides, triangular, etc. 
Division boards and honey guides 
Dampness should be avoided 
1 , 18 
- 1 , 18 
2, 4,12,13, 16 
- 6,7 
1, 3, 11,12 
14 
9, 10 
2 , 16 
Drones, (males,)—to rear, preserve, 01 destroy, etc. - - 4, 5, 6 
Eggs - when and how impregnated 
Fertilization of queens 
Frames—best size and form of 
“ Kept plumb, number of, etc. 
Hives—distances apart and changes of 
Hive—materials how prepared, etc. 
Honey resources—to secure the most 
“ Nice form for market 
“ Unhealthy for bees 
*• Extractor valuable 
Judgment required 
Profits of bee culture - - - " - 
Queens—Keep only prolific 
“ How to rear and introduce 
“ Laying eggs, productiveness, etc. 
Screens—for what used - 
Syrup—how prepared and fed 
Trrnsferring combs and bees 
Universal Hive—why so named 
Vertical bar—comb support 
Ventilation important - 
6 
6 
13, 14 
1, 4, 9, 14 
3.10 
15 
1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 15 
1, 9, 10,12, 13, 14, 15 
2, 12 
- 1, 3, 16 
- 1. 16, 17 
4, 12 
- - - 1,3 
- 4, 3, 6 
- - - 6 , 7 
11 
- 1, 3. 4, 9 
8 , 9 
14 
13 
2, 5, 9,16 
