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Vol. XXIX. 



FEB. 15, 1901. 



No. 4. 



Editor Gerstung, of the Deutsche Bie- 

 nenzucht, has a sample of linden honey from 

 latitude 60° north. Like that from high 

 mountains, it has intense aroma, without los- 

 ing any of its pleasant taste. 



The centralverein for Bohemian bee- 

 men insures its members free of cost against 

 loss by fire up to a certain limit, and by pay- 

 ment oi \]i cts. per colony against damages 

 arising from trouble with bees. 



You ADVISE heating extracted honey gradu- 

 ally, Mr. Editor, to clear it of bubbles, p. 98. 

 The Germans say cool slowly. Both may do 

 better than either alone ; the idea being to 

 keep the honey hot long enough for the bub- 

 bles to rise, without having it so hot as to in- 

 jure the honey. 



DziERZON has used with satisfaction in 

 spring, when bees are flying daily, as a stimu- 

 lant tor brood-rearing, skim milk sweetened, 

 less sweetening being necessary when the bees 

 have fairly started. The milk may be fed in 

 combs or feeders, outside or in the hive. If 

 too much is given there will be curd in the 

 hive. 



Ii.lustrierte monatsbl^etter fuer bie- 

 NENZUCHT is the title of a new German bee- 

 journal edited and published by Theodor 

 Weippl, who has ably edited the well-known 

 Bienen- Vater heretofore. In appearance it 

 takes high rank, and, unlike most of the Ger- 

 man bee-journals, it is entirely independent 

 of any bee-keepers' society. 



Alois Alfonsus, so favorably known among 

 German bee-keepers, is the new editor of Bie- 

 nen- Fater. He starts out well in his inaugu- 

 ral by urgently advising beginners to get a 

 text book, saying a bee-journal is by no means 

 intended to supplant a text-book, but to sup- 

 plement it. That's sound doctrine, either in 

 German or English, Herr Alfonsus. 



Dr. Leister is reported in German journals 

 to have subsisted mainly on white bread and 

 ]A, ^-o Yz lb. honey daily for six months. He 



exercised severely and was well nourished, 

 finding candied honey best for his purpose. 

 [The opinion is gaining ground very rapidly 

 that sugars are food, and that they conduce to 

 strength and endurance, and that an excess of 

 them tends to an excess of fat. — Ed.] 



The ^T>iTovLoi Le R 21 cher Beige \iaiS been 

 measuring some old combs, and endorses Ed- 

 itor Root's views as to their being all right for 

 brood. But he says bees prefer new comb, 

 and so do queens. Others have said the same 

 thing. I don't understand it. Give my bees 

 old black comb and new comb side by side, 

 and they'll prefer the old every time, whether 

 for brood or honey. 



Arthur C. Miller thinks uncapping-forks 

 are no new thing, having been mentioned sev- 

 eral times in old issues of bee journals. Yes, 

 I've used such a fork for years — learned it of 

 M. M. Baldridge. But I used it to uncap for 

 the bees, not for the extractor. Such a fork 

 snatches; but, if I understand rightly, the 

 German fork slices off the cappings as well as 

 or better than a knife. 



That heading on p. 89 is hardly fair to 

 shallow brood-chambers. E. F. Atwater's ex- 

 perience would probably have been the same 

 in a deep chamber. I agree with you, Mr. 

 Editor— no, I don't— I go further than you, 

 and say that putting a colony on starters not 

 only discourages but almost invariably pre- 

 vents swarming. Desertion may occur at first; 

 but that's another thing, and may be prevent- 

 ed by penning the queen in the hive. 



To frighten away robbers, it is recom- 

 mended in Leipziger Bztg. to put a looking- 

 glass before the entrance. [It depends on 

 how bad the robbers are. I have seen the 

 time when nothing in the world would stop 

 their onslaught but a good piece of wood 

 wedged tightly in the entrance. If the case 

 were a mild one I should not be surprised if a 

 mirror might accomplish something, for the 

 robber would apparently be rushing right to- 

 ward another bee that it supposes is about to 

 grab and pull it down. — Ed ] 



The Porter escape should not be forgot- 

 ten, in summing up inventions, says Arthur 

 C. Miller, referring to a Straw on p. 43. That 

 Straw, friend Miller, was not intended to ex- 



