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boards for oxamiiiation. Furtlior- 

 iiiori', excess of pollen is const ipalin.i;'. 

 liee dysentery is due to some other 

 cause than eatinj; pollen, or inability 

 to tly out to discliari;e contents of 

 bowels. 1 Ix'lieve it is due to watery, 

 fernu'nted, 01 unripe honey, or that 

 which has absorbed nuich moisture. 

 The trouble can occur without pollen; 

 the latt(>r only serves to make its re- 

 sults more \ isible. It is so many 

 ye.ars since my bees have shown the 

 sli,u,htest si.uii of any such iil, that 1 

 have ceased to jiive it nuich study. 



Tliiht s(^alin,u', air and molstiu'e 

 ti.uht, and no ventilation but the en- 

 trance, is my practice in winterin.i:". 

 'I'he tarred paper wrappinu' is line, and 

 the principle of a wiiul and water- 

 liroof coveriuii' of Idaek deserves wider 

 use. It most elTectively disproves Mr. 

 Doolittle's contention for porous \ui 

 ])a luted hives. By tlie way. his idea 

 of a well-paiuted hive was given in 

 one of his articles, and explained liis 

 attitude. II was a hive whicli show- 

 ed the chrome of the paint, "after 

 many years," but the oil. the water- 

 resistin.i: part, was all gone. Such 

 wood will absorb and hold water, as 

 ]■(> -;.iy-;. but live paint, that WMth the 

 oil still in it. keeps tlie rain out. Many, 

 many times as much water falls on 

 the outside of a hive is could be put 

 inside of it. If you will look into the 

 whys of it. .^ou will see tlie error of 

 his theories. 



I>o not depend too implicitly on tlie 

 textbooks. If you will delve in those 

 of past a.ges. you will, on comparison 

 with our modern ones, find many 

 sacred mummies wluch have been 

 passed down luichallenged and \u\- 

 altered. 



To wi'ite this way for publication is 

 unwise, if popularity is desired, but 

 it does serve to stir antagonists 

 to trying to disprove one's assertions. 

 In order to make satisfactory and con- 



vincing answer, they nuist needs go to 

 the b(>e and leai'n of her, and then- 

 well, then they are compelled to 

 change their minds or stultify them- 

 selves. 



Set your leaders to looking for the 

 whys ;iiid when these are deternuned 

 we may itroeeed to jirolilable discus- 

 sions as to methods, l)Ut not before. 



Providence, K. I., Feb. 1(), 1903. 



MOW TO REAR GOOD QUEENS 

 IN AN EASY, SIMPLE WAY. 

 BY G. W. McGUIRE. 



Perhaps nothing in the whole ai)i 

 cultural industry is more important 

 than the rearing of good queens. As 

 our success is hinged largely upon 

 the (luality of our (leens, it is highly 

 important that we investigate the con- 

 ditions under which good (lueens are 

 reared. In the tirst place, the queen 

 or mother from which we desire to 

 breiMl. should be in a prosperous con- 

 dition and ni the prime of life. 1 

 (l^.n't believ? the egg of a discouraged, 

 lialf-starved (lueen can lie made to 

 produce as good a cpu'cn as an egg 

 from the thrifty, well-fed queen, lo 

 the next place, we want our cells all 

 started by queenless bees; as bees 

 must feel and realize the need of a 

 a (pieen befoi-e putting their whole 

 energy, soul and strength in the work 

 of rearing a new mother. 



In the early spring I select the col- 

 ony liaving tlie queen from which 1 

 wish to breed, and place at one side a 

 division-board-feeder, with a plain 

 division-board at the other side, and 

 see to it that tliey have plenty of 

 hoiH'y. "When the time arrives that 1 

 wish to rear a batch of queens, I go 

 to this select hive, about sundown, 

 and fill up the feeder, take out the 

 division-board, and place a sheet of 

 brood foundation in the center of the 



