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with tlie ends of the IioUlcr made liigh 

 enoiigli to reach the rabbet of the hive 

 which the brood-frames hang on, and 

 by nailing a little strip on the top of 

 tiiese section-holders it would rest on 

 the rabbet holding the brood-frames. 

 By having the two section-holders on 

 each side it would enable one to put Hi 

 sections in the brood-chamber. 



The super nsed on this large hive 

 would contain 'Mi -i '4x4 '4 .\1 's-inch sec- 

 tions, which, in the case of Mr. Darrah, 

 when looked at on July 2:ld last, were 

 Idled and capped ready for taking off. 



The great advantage of this nietliod 

 is in putting in the sections early in the 

 spring in the brood-chamber when the 

 tirst honey starts to come in, as at this 

 time the bees store excessive amounts 

 in the brood-combs, and tend to crowd 

 the laying space of the (|ueen; and 

 later, during the warm weather, it tends 

 to lower the temperature of the hive, 

 W'hich is usually congested with bees 

 :ind brood. In my case the bees tilled 

 the outer combs completely full, and 

 the other combs over one-third fnll, 

 but by the experiment of Mr. Darrah, 

 this congestion was overcome and 

 gave the queen ample room to lay. 



It was thought by friends of Mr. Dar- 

 rah that the bees would lill these lii 

 sections partly full with pollen, but to 

 their surprise there could be found not 

 even a trace. .As soon as these li.i sec- 

 tions are tilled they conld be replaced 

 bv another set. The frames in this 



3— I'ART OF .Al'I.AKV (jl \Vm. H, I'liOLE c"c SON 



hive of Mr. Darrah's were tilled with 

 brood and eggs, even to the outer 

 frames. 



This method wonld be an expensive 

 one for a man having several hives in 

 his apiary, but it would be protitable 

 for him to have .5 or 6 of these hives in 

 his apiary to use in the spring in build- 

 ing up the colonies which did not win- 

 ter well, by giving them one or two 

 frames of brood from these large 

 hives. The bee-keeper who tries this 

 experiment will tind it profitable both 

 in getting frames of brood from this 

 strong colony, and also in obtaining a 

 honey-flow from the brood-chamber in 

 tlie spring and fall. 



It is hoped by the writer that this ex- 

 periment will be tried by other apicul- 

 turists, and that he will hear more 

 from them throtigh the columns of the 

 .■\merican Bee lournal. 



Vonkers. .\. Y. 



Fumigating Comb Honey, Etc. 



BY F. i;reinfr. 



A portion of our comb honey was 

 removed from the hives July I, and 



stacked up in the honey-house. It was 

 the intention to fumigate it after a 

 week or 10 days, and some stacks were 

 thus treated. Indeed, the most of it 

 was subjected to the fumes of bisul- 

 phide of carbon. My sulphide gave 

 out, and when we crated the untreated 

 honey, we found some infested with 

 the wax-moth larv;e. Particularly were 

 such cases afi'ected containing pollen. 

 .A very few sections were utterly 

 ruined; others were only slightly dam- 

 aged, and we crated them with the No. 

 - grade, after they had been cleaned 

 up by the bees. A colony, which is be- 

 ing fed liberally, either for the purpose 

 of finishing up unfinished comb honey 

 or to supply them with winter stores, 

 may be trusted to do the work of re- 

 storing such slightly damaged honey 

 after the honey season has come to a 

 stop. 



In one of our yards the late crop was 

 not taken otif until frosty nights came 

 in September. It was a very simple 

 matter to remove this honey. We 

 needed neither escape - boards nor 

 smoke. There were no bees in the 

 supers. This late-taken-ofT honey was 

 not sulphured, and no wax-moth iarv;e 

 made their appearance. 



We neglected or omitted to have our 

 e.xtracting-combs cleaned up by the 

 bees, as has been our custom. The ex- 

 tracting was done late in July. These 

 combs have not been molested by the 

 moth, and have not been sulphured. 



I.xsETS IX Sections — Beew.ws. 



Can any one tell us why insets to 

 beeway sections should be cut deeper 

 than 's inch ? We adopted a section 

 with 's inset over HO years ago, and see 

 no reason to have them different. The 

 regular 1 '4 section used to be made 

 with insets or beeways '4 inch deep; 

 the present make is about 3-lti. I was 

 duped with a 4x5 lot one time which 

 had insets }i deep. I had omitted to 

 specify the depth of the beeway in my 

 order. I must say I did not like such 

 sections, particularly as the top and 

 bottom bars of all my wide frames 

 were calculated on the 's inset. 



Is there any good reason for provid- 

 ing beeway supers for comb honey 

 with more roomy passage-ways than 

 no-beeway section supers ? If so, what 

 is the reason ? 



Bisulphide of C.\rbon. 



Bisulphide of carbon is very handy 

 to use for fumigating honey and combs, 

 but is more expensive than burning 

 sulphur. Our druggist charges 3j cents 

 per pound, which is absolutely prohibi- 

 tive. In Rochester I can buy the stulT 

 at $l.uii per gallon, and a gallon weighs 

 10 or II pounds. .At that rate I can 

 aflford to use it on account of its handi- 

 ness, although even at this price the 

 sulphur at about 3 cents is much 

 cheaper to use. 



Bisulphide of carbon is sold in gal- 

 lon tin cans, at least I thus bought it. 

 For safety's sake I stored in an empty 

 bee-hive out in the apiary. Before be- 

 ing more than half used up, holes ap- 

 peared around the top of the can which 

 were not observed until all the sulphide 

 had escaped. The lesson to learn from 

 this is to keep such volatile fluids in 

 earthen vessels and well corked. 



A.\ ExrERiE.ME WITH Bee-Veils. 



The silk tulle bee-veil is perhaps the 

 most comfortable protection a bee- 

 keeper can wear. However, they easily 

 tear when used over a common straw- 

 hat, although sometimes I had one last 

 me - or 3 years. Of late I have tried 

 the Alexander veil with satisfaction, 

 but I had to make some alterations be- 

 fore it was safe. The vulnerable spots 

 were at the back of the head where [he 

 wire-cloth touches when bending over, 

 and on top of the head where not a 

 few of us are lacking that desirable 

 and natural covering — hair. 



These defects of the Alexander veil 

 may be remedied. A light, short leather 

 strap going half way around the head 

 may be sewed or riveted to the wire- 

 cloth about 3 inches from the upper 

 edge in such a way that it keeps the 

 wire-cloth away from the head. An 

 extra piece of burlap fastened in the 

 crown will give protection for the top 

 of the head where the hair is missin;;. 

 I received quite a few stings in these 

 spots before I made the described alter- 

 ations, and now the trouble is over. 



Germ.\n Ixtrodlcixc-Cage. 



The wire-cloth introducing - cage, 

 brought out of late, will be recognized 

 by those familiar with the practise of 

 the bee-keepers in Germany, as a sub- 

 stitute for the ■■ Pfeifen deckel"— the 

 wire-cloth cover of the porcelain to- 

 bacco-pipe of old. It has given the 

 very best satisfaction to the bee-keep- 

 ers who have tried it, and has very 

 commonly been used in Germany for a 

 great many years. 



Bottles for Feedixc; Sees. 



For slow feeding and for giving 

 water, the German bee-keepers often 

 use ordinary bottles, either arranged 

 in the upper story or also as atmos- 

 pheric entrance-feeders. 



Naples, N. Y. 



Address to the Michigan Bee- 

 Keepers 



BY PRES. E. U. TOWXSEXD. 



/■rieinis and Members of the 42d Annual 

 Convention of Ihc Michigan Stale 

 Bee-A'eefers^ . Issocitition : 



It is with a good deal of pleasure 

 that I am allowed the honor of presid- 

 ing at this meeting, and without further 

 preliminary I will suggest a few sub- 

 jects for the consideration of this as- 

 sembly that may be of interest to this 

 and subsequent meetings. 



The lirst and perhaps the most im- 

 portant question I would bring before 

 this convention is. Shall we become 

 an auxiliary to the National Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, as the new Constitu- 

 tion adopted by the members last 

 month provides ? 



You will have an opportunity to de- 

 cide this question at this afternoon 

 session. If this new move of the Na- 

 tional, adopted at their last meeting at 

 Minneapolis Aug. 3u and 31, be ac- 

 cepted by this .Association, /. <-.. that 

 we become an au.xiliary to that body, 

 this may be the last meeting of the 

 Michigan State -Association of bee- 

 keepers. 



