Jan. 28, 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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ting cold tbat they can not get out to have a 

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Poweshiek Co., Iowa, Dec. 20. 



Cleaning Extpaeting-Combs and 

 Unfinished Sections. 



As there has been some discussion lately in 

 regard to getting extracting-combs cleaned of 

 honey, I will give my method, which has 

 always been successful with me. 



Stack up the supers containing the combs 

 30 or 40 feet from the hives containing the 

 bees. As soon as a tew of the bees have found 

 them, put on covers, and tack a piece of lath 

 over the entrance, in which a couple of 

 notches are cut just large enough for one bee 

 to pass in or out at a time. l)tii('t put any 

 rniiihs out nntil if.i, hair Jhdshnl l„ki„:/ off t/ie 

 lioiiey, so you will not have to open the hives 

 while the bees are working at the combs. Put 

 the first lot of combs out a little before sun- 

 down. 



For getting partly-filled sections cleaned of 

 honey, make two frames of lath just large 

 enough to hold S sections each. Stretch wire 

 across one side of the frames to prevent the 

 sections from falling through. Fill the 

 frames and extract. After the bees have 

 worked a day or two on the piles of e.xtraet- 

 ing-combs, place one or two supers filled with 

 sections on top of each pile of extracting- 

 combs. The bees will not tear the combs as 

 they will if the sections are placed in a pile by 

 themselves. If you avoid opening hives while 

 the bees are cleaning the combs, no robbing 

 will occur. D- I- Wagak. 



Wayne Co.. Mich., Dec. 22. 



Swarms Settling in the Same Place. 



Permit me to record an observation in ref- 

 erence to swarming habits. It may be useful 

 to those situated like myself, within the con- 

 fines of a few city lots. Of course, clipping 

 the queen's wings settles the problem in- 

 stantly; hence it is fur those who work their 

 apiary otherwise. 



Fifty percent of my swarms alighted on the 

 same branch last spring. I generally left them 

 clustered some time, owing to the pressure of 

 official work. I imagined that gave the bees 

 time to do some little work preparatory to 

 comb-building, and, consequently, left the 

 branch on which they clustered permeated 

 with the odor of honey. How would it be if 

 one were to daub a branch or two in their 

 yard with honey '. Would it tempt the flying 

 queen to alight? What think you is the ex- 

 planation of so many of my swarms alighting 

 on the same branch! I do not think it due to 

 the convenience of location. Has any one a 

 like experience to minef 



E. D. Russell, M. D. 



Webster Co., Iowa, Jan. 12. 



Alfalfa and Sweet Clovep^An En- 

 trance Regulator. 



As the l3ee-season is over it seems to be in 

 order to report our success, be it great or 

 small. I have done very good business this 

 year, and while 1 have not produced the usual 

 amount of honey I have increased to a large 

 number of colonies, and should they winter 

 well I shall be kept very busy the coming sea- 

 son. The bees have gone into winter quarters 

 in fine shape. 



I am located in a basin of some 2000 acres 

 in the foothills of Grand Mesa. The land is 

 all in alfalfa, and all along the irrigating 

 ditches are immense bodies of sweet clover, 

 that lasts long after the hay is all cut and 

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