.173, 239 19 Early History of Bees and Honey... 150 231 Editorial Items, 6, 30, 55, 56, 85, 86, 116, Advice to Beginners 253 144-148, 176–178, 203, 204, 226, 251, 276, 298 .109, 167, 216 Effects of the Extractor on Brood .. 14, 134 Alley's Smoke Pipe 230 93 165 Extracted Honey and Foundation 147 A nut for Bee-Keepers to Crack Foul Brood-Artificial Feeding..17, 217, 273 Artificial Comb Foundation, 82, 115, 118, 135, 145, 173–189, 201, 211, 238, 314 228 11 274 9 Gleanings from our Exchanges, 173, 201, 154 225, 249, 273, 299 124, 181 Good Report from S. W. Missouri 187 Bee-Keeping in Utah 233 257 275 Henry County, (0.) B. K. Association .. 164 Bee Notes from Central New York 255 Bee Notes from Morrison 162 96 Bee Products in the United States Honey Prize (Dr. Larch) 174 -- Bees in California 203 Bees making their Homes in Houses 237 Honor to whom Honor is Due Bees Stinging to Death 232 13 164 25 Black Bee-Cause of its running out... 131 How Queens are Sometimes lost How to Obtain the Largest Yields 93 Capt. Hetherington's Address, ...84, 97, 143 How to Successfully Winter Bees 289 Cases for Shipping Comb Honey 275 249 Chaff for Packing Hives Improvement of the Italian Bee. Cheap Winter Protection for Bees . .110, 129 Italian versus Ilybrid Queens. Comb vs. Extracted Honey ..59, 110, 212 Cook's Manual of Bee-Keeping. ..116, 145 Joseph M. Brooks--Biographical ...... 57 Dadant on the Purity of Queens 151 Lancaster Co. Bee-Keepers Society 140 Distance of Combs, centre to centre, 159, 210 Laying Barren Eggs Do Bees Make or Gather Honey? 263, 293 Let Justice be Done, etc 253 Marketing Honey : 219 Marks of Prolific Queens 256 The Bee Moth.... 156 Maury Co. Tenn. Meeting 38, 126, 183, 214, 291 The Bee Queen's Tempation 53 McFatridge's Apiary. 10 The Bee Wolf of Germany. 314 Melilot Clover as a Honey Plant. 136 The Best Hive for all Purposes 265 Memorial Address on M. Quinby. 132 The Bienenvater.. 54 Michigan Bee-Keeper's Association ..22, 41 The Cause of Foul Brood 279 Mignonnette .174, 226 The Centennial .83, 202, 203, 250, 297 Missouri Valley B. K. Meeting 58, 63, 262 The Dzierzon Theory 282 Milk Weed as a Honey Plant 11 The House Apiary Question..... 12, 36, 105 Moses Quinby-Poetry 56 The New Idea Hive 17 Moth Traps 155 The Old System versus the New 102 Mrs. Tupper's Trouble 252 The Prize Essay, 302 My Bees .163, 215, 234 The Ripening of Honey 167 My Experience with Feeding 179 The Situation of an Apiary 281 My Experience with small Frames 186 The Successful Apiarist 240 My Observations 129 The Value of Italians My Report for the Season 289 Thick Combs for the Extractor 173 My Report for Two Years 163 Those “Bugs” 155 My Straw Cover . 119 Thorns for Transferring 201 My Success in 1875... 16 Thoughts on Reading the July Number. 213 Thoughts Suggested on reading Journal 184 National Bee and Fish Culture ..... 219 Time to Divide 225 National Bee-Keepers' Association, 31, To remove Glue from the Hands 208 108 54, 55, 75, 81, 108, 301 To the Public N. E. Bee-Keepers' Association ..32, 68 Transferring Bees.. .30, 204 Newspapers at the Centennial 265 Transferring Staples 176 174 New Zealand Clover and Bumble Bees. 278 Two things Proved by Experience 206 Notes & Queries, 20, 50, 111, 168, 198, 252, 294 Notes by the Way Undesired Experience 312 62, 99 Votes from Southern Indiana 274 216 Uniting Weak Stocks 173 92 Novice's Extractor 145 76 Voices from among the Hives, 7, 26, 46, Old Silas Hiving Bees 238 77, 86, 118, 193, 220, 242, 266, 295, 315 Origin of the Albino Bee 58 Our Premiums for Clubs 251 Wax Introducing Cages 190 Our Prospects ... 29 W. B. Rush-Biographicial 170 "Ox-Cow" Queen Bees 258 What about that Honey? 90 What can be Done? 182 Parasites on Bees 240 35 Partheno-genesis 133 What they Did and how they did it 15 Pasturage for Bees 218 250 Physiology of the Honey Bee 283 161 Prevention of Swarming 200 Whom the gods would Destroy, etc. 65 Pro and Con 208 Wm. J. Andrews-Biographical 191 Wilson H. Andrews-Biographical 254 Queen Killed by the Sun 190 Wintering, 21, 124, 142, 285, 303, 305, 308, 311 Queen Trap 153 217 Wintering and Springing. 184 Queen's Friends and Foes Wintering in the South Remedy for Foul Brood Wintering Out of Doors 274 134 Reply to C. P. Dadant 130, 189 212 Reply to Friend Roop 236 250 Ripened Honey.. 125 Requisites of a Successful Bee-keeper.. 160 Ripen your Iloney .208, 211 INDEX TO CORRESPONDENTS. Salicylic Acid for Cure of Foul Brood.. 151 Santa Barbara 91 Axtell, L. C., 7, 295. Alsike, 7. Allen, J. G.. "Scientifico Talks to Farmers 37, 89 8. Abbott, 0. L., 12, 91, 206. Amateur, 12, 106. Scraps from Illinois 256 Andrews, W.J., 61, 76, 77, 126, 183, 191, 214, 291, Seasonable Hints Alexander, S., 36, Alley, H., 77, 96, 271, 276,286, Sectional Boxes 187 313. Allen, V. P., 87, 169, 196, 285. Argus, 104, 179. Shall Farmers keep Bees? 186 Argo, R. M., 121, 19. Anderson, R. M., 194, AtSix Months among the Bees Andrews, Ira J., 198. 59 kinson, J., 19, 2011, Abbe, E. P., 217. Andrews, Some of My Experience 210 Wilson H., 231. Adams, M. H., 257. AnderSouthern Kentucky B. K. Association., 206 son, J. L., 267. Armstrong, J. C., 270. A., C. 294. South-Western B. K. Association 313 S. W. Ohio Bee Keepers' Meeting Briggs, D. D,8. Becktell, R.S., 13, 54, 161, 173. 262 Barfoot, J., 16, 270. Bruck, J. P., 18, 1:33, 151, 177 Spring Management". 135 Burch, H. A., 22, 41, 55, 58, 85, 158, 105, 174, 240, Starting Work in Boxes 249 275, 312, Brooks, J. M., 46, 57. Black, S. H., 47. Stray Thoughts 106, 109 Blanchard, (). C., 51. Butler, J., 67, 180. BaySuccess and Failure 149 lor, J. W., 78, 112, 118. Brown, Mrs. E., 80. BingSundry Items .76, 104 ham, T. F., 85, 103, 116, 120, 138, 160. Baldridge, Surplus Honey M. M., 85, 176. 217 Barclay, W. S., 86, 131, 153. Surplus Honey and Care of Bees Boyd, W. S., 88, 262. Bailey, Mrs. W. D., 110. 288 Boyce, C. W., 113. Bledsoe, J. R., 119, 131, BurSwarming in December 30 gett, W. B., 119, 295. Bee-asticus, A., 125, 181. Swindling Operations .227, 228 Bosshard, 11., 131, 221. Bennett, J. M., 142, 187. |