O^bamngs in Tin fllultur^ 



Published by The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



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A. I. Root, Editor Home Department J. T. Caxvert, Business Manager 



Entered at the Postoffice, Medina, Ohio, as Second-class Matter 



VOL. XXXVIII 



.JUNE 15, 1910 



NO. 12 



Editorial 



OHIO NOW HAS AN UP-TO-DATE FOUL-BROOD 

 LAW. 



In the opinion of some of the best experts 

 in the country it is one of the best measures 

 that was ever enacted. The Oliio State 

 Board of Agriculture, on June 1, establish- 

 ed a "Division of Apiary Inspection," with 

 State Entomologist X. E. Shaw as chief in- 

 spector. Inspector Shaw has already begun 

 work, and we shall expect in the near future 

 that the two brood diseases, I-^uropean and 

 American foul brood, will be under State 

 surveillance. Hereafter, progressive bee- 

 keepers wlio have been annoyed by foul 

 brood in their vicinities will be in position 

 to compel ignorant or negligent neighbors 

 to eradicate the disease from among their 

 bees. 



COMB-HONEY CANARDS REFUTED. 



Dr. D. E. Lyon, of Allendale, X. J., has 

 done not a little to disabuse the i)ublic mind 

 of the old heresy of manufactured comb 

 honey. There has been running a double- 

 column ten-point editorial, with appropriate 

 illustrations, in a number of our daily pa- 

 pers, entitled, "The Model City in ]SIinia- 

 ture." Among other things the statement 

 is made that there is no such thing as man- 

 ufactured comb honey and never was any. 

 Authorily for that statement is drawn from 

 a Vjook by Dr. Lyon, entitled, "How to 

 Keep Bees for Profit," recently published 

 by the McMillan Company, of Xew York. 

 This Mork will doubtless be widely read, 

 and, of course, will do a great deal of good, 

 not only stimulating an interest in bees but 

 a demand for honey. See mention of it 

 elsewhere. 



DR. B. F. PHILLIPS, OF THE BUREAU OF EN- 

 TOMOLOGY, AT MEDINA. 



On June 1, Dr. E. F. Phillips, of the Bu- 

 reau of Entomology, apicultural expert in 

 the Department, called at Medina. He is 

 making a rapid tour of inspection through 

 several States, gathering general data on 

 the subject of brood diseases. He is prepar- 

 ing a map of each State, showing the distri- 

 bution of American and European foul brood 

 as it exists in the various States. The pres- 

 ent tour, we understand, will be confined 



largely to Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and 

 Ohio. He will return to < )hio about the loth 

 to meet our State inspector. Prof. N. E. 

 Shaw, and his deputy inspectors. 



The data that Dr. Phillips has gathered 

 will be of great value to the various States. 

 While, of course, these maps will not be 

 made public, the information will be placed 

 before the various State inspectors with a 

 view of helping them to locate disease. 



ANTI-ROBBER CAGE. 



We have been using for some time a neat- 

 er and lighter form of cage that has proved 

 very satisfactory. It is much more roomy 

 than a tent, and may be moved about just 

 as easily. It is so light that it may be 

 quickly lifted up and tilted back, hence no 

 door is necessary. Reference to the illus- 

 tration, page 3<S6, will make the construction 

 clear. The framework, being on the inside 

 of the wire cloth, makes a good hold for 

 lifting, carrying, etc., theoperator, of course, 

 walking inside the cage when it is moved. 



We have found no top necessary, although 

 it would not be difficult to put wire cloth 

 over the framework if it were needed. In a 

 queen-rearing yard, or in any yard where 

 manipulation is necessary during a time 

 when bees are not gathering much nectar, 

 and are, therefore, prying into every thing, 

 one of these cages is a great help. 



We use wire cloth on our cage, as it is not 

 so easily torn, and is more permanent; but 

 if one wanted a still lighter cage, mosquito- 

 netting could be used instead. If the 

 framework as well as the wire cloth is paint- 

 ed it may be left in the yard throughout 

 the whole season without injury. 



THE DANGER OF COLD WEATHER BEFORE 

 THE HONEY-FLOW IN THE SPRING. 



This year has been peculiar in that the 

 long spell of hot weather over a large portion 

 of the coimtry in March caused the colonies 

 to start brood-rearing at a wonderful pace. 

 Much of the stores were used up in this 

 manner before any new nectar was brought 

 in, and there was danger at once of starva- 

 tion. Fruit-bloom was prolonged by a series 

 of cold days; but, on account of the weather, 

 comparatively little honey was stored. From 

 that time on there were so many cold days 

 that many colonies died from no other cause 

 than a lack of food. The stronger the colo- 

 nies, the more danger of starvation. For 

 this reason we are fearful that many colo- 

 nies w ill be found dead — starved — when they 



