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GIvEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



The Best Bees. 



June 15 



Much has been said of late regarding the relation of 

 long tongues in bees to their honey-gathering abilities 

 on other sources than that of red clover. In the arti- 

 cle contributed to the June Review, by Mr. F. B. Simp- 

 son, mentioned in my adv. in the last issue of Glean- 

 ings, there appears the following : 



"In conclusion, my opinion, based on the above 

 points, is as follows : Whenever a colony of long- 

 tongued bees is superior to a colony of "bees with 

 shorter tongues, as shown by the gathering of nectar 

 from red clover, such superiority is due to increased 

 vigor, which (other things being equal) shows that 

 the greater length of tongue is due to increased u.se 

 of and energy in the use of that member, usually 

 through several generations, it being apparent that 

 it takes more energy to use a long tongue than a 

 shorter one. It naturally follows that in a locality, 

 or at a time when red clover fails to yield nectar, 

 this increased energy of the long-tongued colony will 

 not go to waste, but will be used to advantage in the 

 more rapid storing of mere easily reached nectar, re- 

 gardless of its source. And it is quite peitinent to the 

 subject, that the colony which has given me the most 

 nectar to date, this season, from fruit bloom, contains 

 by far the longest-tongued bees that I have. And this 



also is a point in favor of my idea that the best bee is 

 the best, regardless of locality." 



The strain of bees that I have been advertising for 

 three years, as "Superior Stock," have not only 

 proved themselves superior by their works, but no 

 bees have yet been reported with longer tongues. 

 Whether they are superior because they have long 

 tongues, or have long tongues because they are supe- 

 rior, makes no difference so long as they are really 

 superior. This is the report that conies from North, 

 vSouth, East, and West. I sell one queen for 51.50, but 

 I guarantee safe arrival, purity of mating, safe intro- 

 duction, if instructions are followed, and complete 

 satisfaction to the extent that the queen may be re- 

 turned any time within two j'ears and the money will 

 be refunded, and 50 cts. additional to paj' for the 

 trouble. There is only one way in which j-ou can 

 get a queen for less money, and that is by subscribing 

 for the Review. For $2.00 I will send one of these 

 queens and the Review for 1901. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Michigan. 



Long=tongue 

 Adel Bees. 



From one 3-frame nucleus of Adel bees you sent me I took 213J:( lbs. extract- 

 ed honey. — ll'in. S. Bajclay, Beaver, Pa., Apr. 4, igoi. Queens, SI each. Any 

 queen guaranteed to be perfect, and just as good in all respects as any queens 

 at any price. Address 



Henry Alley, Wenham, Mass. 



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