Heart of Insects  57
Hexapods—see Insects  30
Hives  122
    alighting-board of  127
    Bingham  140
        figure of  140
    bottom-board of  127
        figure of  128
    box not good  122
    chaff  251
    cover of  129
    division-board for  137
    entrance to  128
    figure of  124,  130,  155
    frames for  132
    Huber  138
    joints of  126
        square  126
            figure of  125
        bevel  126
            figure of  130
    Langstroth  123
        figure of  124
    lumber for  124
    movable comb  123
    movable frame  122
    near the ground  128
    nucleus  165
    position of  154
        figure of  115
    Quinby  139
        figure of  139
    rabbet of  125
    size of  124
Honey  104
    collected, not secreted  104
    defined  104
    extracted  193
    for food  17
    granulated, how dissolved  193
    how collected  105
    how deposited  105
    how transported  105
    marketing of  213
    natural use of  106
    source of  105
        bark lice  105,  218
        honey-dew  105,  219
        plants  105,  210
        plant lice  105,  218
        other sources  105,  219
Honey-Comb—see comb  108
Honey Extractor—see extractor  188
    figure of  189
    importance of  188
    requisites of  189
    use of  191
    when to use  192
Honey Knives  191
    figure of  191
Honey Plants—see plants  218
    for April  223
    for May  225
    for July  237
    for June  228
    for August  242
    importance of  218
    list of  221
House Apiary  255
    advantages of  256
    are they desirable?  256
    objections to  257
Huber  71
Huber Hive  138
    kinds of  133
Hunter's Manual  23
Hymenopterous Insects  31
    the highest  32
    parasitic  32

Imago  70
Insecta  28
    animals of  30
    class  28
Insects, or Hexapods  30
    abdomen of  30
    head of  30
    imago of  30
    larva of  30
    pupa of  30
    thorax of  30
    transformations of  66
    transformations, complete  66
    transformations, incomplete  70
Introduction of Cell  185
    figure of  167
Introduction of Queen  183
Intestines  61
Italian Bees  41,  180
    description of  42,  181
    figure of Frontispiece
    history of  41
    superiority of  181

Jaws  50
    figure of  92
Judas Tree  225
    figure of  224

King Bird 27?
King's Text-Book  22
Kirby & Spence's Entomology  47,  113

Labium  48
Labrum  48
Ladies' Bee Dress  197
Langstroth, Rev. L. L.  123
Langstroth Frame  132
    figure of  124
Langstroth Hive  123
    figure of  124
Langstroth on the Honey-Bee  21
Larva  68
Latreille  45
Leaf-Cutting Bee  36
Legs of Insects  90
Linnæus  45
Ligula  49
    figure of  91
Location of Apiary  120
Locust Trees  236
Lyonnet  46

Male Organs  62
    figure of  63
Mandibles  50
    figure of  92
Maple  224,  225
    figure of  222
Market—for honey  213
    crate for  216
        figures of  216,  217
    for comb  215
    for extracted  214
    how to stimulate  213
    rules for  215
Mason Bees  36,  37
Maxillæ  50
Megachile  36
Melipona  35
Mice  272
    remedy for  272
Mignonette  231
    figure of  231
Milk-Weed  232
    pollen masses of  233
    figure of  233
Mimicry  31
Mouth Parts  48
    figure of  49
    variation of  50
Movable-Comb Hives  123
    two types  123
Moving Colonies  187
Multiplying Colonies  171
Muscles of Insects  56
Mustard  233
    figure of  233

Natural History of the Honey-Bee  27
Natural Method of Increase  171
Natural Swarms  171
    means to save  173
        implements required  173
    not desirable  171
    second swarms prevented  175
Neighbour, The Apiary  23
Nerves of Insects  57
    figure of  58
Neuters  90
    cocoon of  98
    development of  96
    eggs of  96
    eyes of  92
    figure of  90
    function of  99
        old workers  99
        young workers  99
    honey stomach of  92
        figure of  60
    jaws of  92
        figure of  92
    larva of  97
        figure of  97
    longevity of  99
    number of  90
    pollen baskets of  93
        figure of  93
    pupa of  98
        figure of  97
    size of  90
    sting of  95
        figure of  95
    tarsi of  93
        figure of  93,  94
    tibia of  93
    tongue of  92
        figure of  91
    wings of  92
        figure of  38
Nymphs  69

Order  30
    of insects  30
    of the honey-bee  30
Osmia  37
Ovaries  64
    figure of  64

Packard's Entomology  47
Palpi  49
Papers  19
    American Bee Journal  19
    Bee-Keepers' Magazine  21
    Gleanings in Bee Culture  20
Paraglossæ  49
Parasitic Insects  32
Parasitic Bees  37
Parthenogenesis  80
    in bees  80
    in other insects  81
Plants  220
    asters  243
        figure of  243
    April  223
    August  242
    barberry  225
        figure of  226
    basswood  237
        figure of  237
    beggar-ticks  244
    bergamot  238
    blackberry  236
    boneset  238
        figure of  241
    buckwheat  243
        figure of  243
    button-ball  238
        figure of  240
    catnip  232,  240
    clover  228
        Alsike  228
            figure of  229
        sweet  228
            figure of  230
        white  228
            figure of  228
    coffee berry  226
    corn  235
    cotton  236
        figure of  236
    figwort  238
        figure of  238
    fruit trees  225
    golden-rod  242
        figure of  243
    Judas tree  225
        figure of  224
    July  237
    June  228
    list of  221
    locust  236
    maples  221,  225
        figure of  222
    milk-weed  232
        pollen-masses  232
            figure of  233
    mints  232
        figure of  232
    mignonette  231
        figure of  231
    mustard  233
        figure of  233
    okra  232
        figure of  231
    poplar  225
    rape  234
        figure of  234
    Rocky Mountain bee  238
        figure of  239
    sage  232
        white  226
            figure of  227
    sour-wood  240
    Spanish needles  244
    St. John's wort  240
    sumac  226
    teasel  235
        figure of  236
    tick-seed  244
    tulip tree  234
        figure of  235
    willow  224
        figure of  223
    wistaria  225
        American  225
            figure of  225
        Chinese  225
            figure of  226
Pliny  44
Poison from Sting  12
    innoculation of  12
Poison Sack  95
Pollen  111
    function of  112
    how carried  111
    nature of  111
    source of  111
    where deposited  112
Preparation for Apiculture  117
    college course  118
    plan  118
    read  117
    visit  117
Products of Bees  104
    comb  108
        figure of  109
    honey  104
    pollen or bee-bread  111
    propolis or bee-glue  112
    wax  106
Products of Insects  104
Propolis or Bee-Glue  112
    function of  113
    nature of  112
    source of  112
Publications  19
    American Bee Journal  19
    Bee-Keepers' Magazine  21
    Gleanings in Bee Culture  20
Pupa  68
    figure of  69

Queen  71
    brood from eggs  78,  164
    cages  184
    cell  75
        figure of  109,  167
        introduction of  167
            figure of  167
        when started  164
        where built  164
            figure of  109
    clipping wing of  168
        how done  169
        not injurious  168
        why done  169
    cocoon of  77
    development of  75
    eggs of  80,  81
        how impregnated  81
            Wagner's theory  81
    fecundity of  83,  84
    figure of  72
    food of larvæ  76
    function of  83
    how procured  185
    importance of  163
    impregnation of  78
        only on the wing  79
    introduction of  183
    laying of  82
    longevity of  83
    must have empty cells  188
    never to be wanting  163,  176
    never to be poor  186
    no sovereign  85
    ovaries of  72
        figure of  64
    oviduct of  64
    piping of  102
    rearing of  78,  163,  186
    sex of  71
    shipping  186
    size of  72
    spermatheca of  72
    sterility of  83
    sting of  71
    tongue of  73
        figure of  73
    wings of  73
Queen Cells  75
    figure of  109,  167
    how secured  164
    introduction of  167
        figure of  167
Queen Rearing  163,  186
Queen Shipping  186
    cage for  186
        figure of  187
Queen White Ant  84
    fecundity of  84
Quilt  136
Quinby, M.  138
Quinby Hive  139
    figure of  139
Quinby's Mysteries of Bee-keeping  22
Quinby Smoker  198
    figure of  199

Rabbets for Hive  125
    of tin  125
Races of the Honey-Bee  41
    Egyptian  43
    German or black  41
    Italian or Ligurian  41
        history of  41
        characters of  42
        superiority of  181
    other  43
Ray  44
Réaumur  45
Respiration  59
Riley's Reports  47
Robbing  258
    how checked  258
    how prevented  259
    when to fear  258
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