770 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



When nectar is abundant, however, there is no such midday rise in 

 the weight of the hive, which shows that the bees go and come contin- 

 uously- throughout the whole day. Further, the rate of departure of 

 the bees from the hive when nectar is abundant is practically the same 

 until the minimum weight is reached. 



Bee keeping, F. Benton ( JJ. 8. I)ept. Ayr., Farmers' Bui. 59, pp. 32, 

 figs. 19). — A brief popular treatise on this subject. The results to be 

 expected from bee keeping are candidly set forth. The annual produc- 

 tion per colony is given as from 30 to 35 lbs. of extracted, or 20 lbs. of 

 comb houey, worth, according to current prices, from $2.50 to $3.00. 

 From this one-third is deducted as a reasonable allowance for labor, etc. 



As food plants there are listed the following: Filbert, rape, orchard 

 fruit blossoms, locust, tulip trees, clovers, mustard, asparagus, espar- 

 cet, serradella, chestnut, linden, cotton, chicory, pot herbs, alfalfa, pars- 

 nips, peppermint, bokharaor sweet clover, cucumber, squash, pumpkin, 

 melon, eucalypti, the carob tree, sachaline, and buckwheat. 



Eelative to wintering, it is stated that outdoor wintering where con- 

 ditions are within easy control, even though the preparation for such 

 wintering is greater, is preferable for all except experienced bee keep- 

 ers who may prefer indoor wintering. The great desideratum in win- 

 tering is to retain the warmth of the bees while at the same time 

 preventing the accumulation of moisture in the hive. For securing 

 this a peculiar device of the author's is described, in which the essen- 

 tial features are a single wall of cloth or similar porous material and a 

 space between this and the outer or thick wall rilled with waste wool, 

 hay, hemp, or similar material, and the standing of the frames on end 

 to secure deeper comb. 



Foul brood and bee enemies are' described in the latter part of the 

 bulletin. The best remedy for the former is thought to be the removal 

 of the affected bees, the destruction of the combs, and after first fast- 

 ing the bees for 48 hours, feeding them for 48 hours with medicated 

 honey or sirup (one part carbolic acid to 000 or 700 parts of honey or 

 sugar sirup) at the rate of £ lb. daily. 



How to cure foul brood among bees, W. McEvoy (Amer. Bee 

 J our. ,3? [lS97),No.24,pp. 37 0, 37 1). — According to the author's method — 

 which has the advantage of saving the bees and of building up weak 

 colonies, while at the same time curing them — the combs in the honey 

 season are removed from diseased hives in the evening. The bees are 

 all carefully shaken back and then given foundation starters. On this 

 the bees are allowed to work for 4 days. Then in the evening the 

 combs that have been made from the starters are removed and replaced 

 by foundation. This process, according to the author, will completely 

 cure the colony. 



Foul broody combs from several hives may be stored in an empty 

 two-story hive, which should be closed up and shaded from the sun. 

 By this time most of the brood will have hatched and the entrance may 

 then be opened and the combs removed and the bees given foundation 



