THE BEE-KiCKPERS' REVIEW. 



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slutuld not, li.ivc rolldwcd it liiul it 

 not iicrii tliJit 1 \v;is in the ([lU'cn 

 trade, and adNcrtiscd tlicsc old (lucciis 

 and sold tlirni. 'I'Iu.mc was notluii,^ 

 nnfair about it. 1 oncicd tluMU for 

 exactly what tlu-y wci-o tested ciueens 

 ol' tile previous yeai's rearinji'. I sold 

 tiieni at the same price as a youni;'. 

 rntested (pieen. .so tluit 1 might 1h' 

 sure of their being bought early 

 enou.uh in tlu' season. 



UOTTOM BOARDS AND COVERS FASTENED 

 ON WITH DOUBI,E POINTED TACKS. 



In moving bees it is necessary to 

 fasten on tlie bottom lioards and cov- 

 ers, and many phins liave been devis- 

 ed. I'robably nothing is more simple 

 than tlie one mention by E. R. Root 

 in Gleanings for May l.jth. It is 

 that of using double-pointed tacks, one 

 prong of a tack being driven into the 

 Ijottom board, or cover, and the othei' 

 into the hive-body. A tack at each 

 corner of the hive will hold on the 

 bottom board, or the cover, and they 

 can be very easily pried out with 

 a screw-driver. These double-pointed 

 tacks, or crate-staples, are aliout IV'. 

 inches wide with points % of an inch 

 in length. 



E. R. Root suggests another point, 

 that of slipping a piece of section-box 

 under each corner of the hive-cover 

 before fastening it on the hive. This 

 leaves % of an inch crack all around 

 the hive, just under the cover. With 

 wire cloth at the entrance, Mr. Root 

 thinks this would l»e sufficient ven- 

 tilation, even on a hot day, if the bee.-! 

 were not to be moved more than two 

 er three miles. He recommends that 

 the moving l)e done in the morning or 

 evening. I'nless the Aveather was 

 cool, cr the colonies weak, I should 

 fear that this would not be sufficient 

 ventilation. I know I moved an apiary 

 once iu the cool weather of the fall, 



and scjiicely ;i liec left the conil's. 

 '1 his whole matter of moving ))ees, 

 and the ventilation necess:iry, is one 

 requiihig the exercise of some judg- 

 ment. 1 hn\c no douI)t that thei'e 

 ;!re many linics wIumi a crack of this 

 kind around under tln' cover, would 

 be sulficient, and we would l»e sav(>d 

 the trouble aiul I'xi^i'use of putting on 

 wire clolh. 



ONE THOUSAND DOI.I,ARS APPROPRIAT- 

 ED FOR THE USE OF THE IIvI^INOIS 

 KEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



The Illinois Legislature has appro- 

 priated .$1.()0U for the use of the Illi- 

 nois State Bee-Keepers' Association in 

 "paying the expenses of the annual 

 meetings, pulishing the proceedings 

 of said meetings, suppressing foul 

 brood among bees in Illinois, etc." I 

 have no doubt that the olTicers of tlu- 

 Association will use the money wisely. 

 The only we.-ik spot that I see. and it 

 is possible that I do not yet thorough- 

 ly understand the matter, is in regard 

 t(> the use of money in suppressing 

 foul brood. Of course, the Association 

 will have the power to use the money 

 ill paying the expenses of an Inspector, 

 but I do not see that this law gives 

 "■•.•lid Inspector any authority to exam- 

 ine apiaries should the owners object. 

 or to destroy foul l)roody colonies 

 when, in his opinion, it is wise to do 

 so. In fact, one of the most useful at- 

 tril)Utes, if not the most useful, of an 

 Inspector is his authority to suppress 

 fail brood. Well informed bee-keepers 

 s(>ldom need the services of an Inspec- 

 tor in their own apiaries. They can 

 recognize foul brood and know how to 

 sjet rid of it. The trouble comes from 

 the fact that foul brood may be in the 

 surrounding apiaries of farmer-bee- 

 keepers, who can not or Avill not recog- 

 nize and .get rid of the pestilence. It 

 is here that the Inspector must stey 



