_Journal of Horticulture_, 208, 217 K. Keeping bell-glasses warm 65 ---- boxes 116 L. Legs of bees 40 Ligurian honey-bee, _see_ Italian Bee. Loyalty of bees 5, 99, 104 M. Mortar not necessary for closing crevices 82 Moths, how to prevent 228 N. Neglect of bee-keeping 1 Neighbour's hives, _see_ Bee-hives. New bottle-feeder 140 Number of eggs in the season 5 Nutt's hive, _see_ Bee-hives Nutt, Thos. (the late) 60 O. Ornamental zinc cover 131 P. Pasturage for bees 197 ---- honey yielding flowers 198 ---- wild flowers best 199 Poison of sting 48 Pollen, food for infant-bees 193 ---- how collected 193, 194 ---- brush (Plate I, fig. 1, 2_b_.) ---- basket, 2_b*_, description of 41 Putting in super-hives and bell-glasses, 56, 64, 65, 72, 79, 81, 83, 110, 113 Propolis, or bees' cement 195 Q. Queen (Plate I, fig. 1), description of 4 ---- movements of, laying eggs 5 Queen, marriage day 7, 13, 177 ---- attachment of bees to 7 ---- disrespect until fertile 8 ---- jealousy of her rivals 8, 175 ---- dismay of bees at loss of 9 ---- raised from worker 10 ---- longevity of 10 ---- old one goes with first swarm 22 ---- leaves the hive only in fine weather 23 ---- in super-hives 59, 83 ---- loss of 9, 127, 174 R. Roller, engraved pressing 150 Robber-bees 140 Royal brood 9, 175 S.