Jan. 22, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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2. I am situated about 900 feet above valley level, out of 

 the frost-line ; within 2 miles, in either direction, are about 

 1000 acres of enclosed sapre, 100 acres orchard (prune and 

 apricot), 3 acres eucalyptus, and larjje quantities of flowers. 

 How many colonies of bees will they support, there being 

 no bees in any quantity in the neighborhood ? 



3. What should be the average income per colony ? 



4. I have " Bee-Keepiiig for Beginners," by Dr. Brown, 

 and the " Cook's Manual." Would you suggest any other 

 book for an amateur ? 



5. I have purchased 5 colonies of black bees containing 

 about as many worms as bees. What will I do with them ? 



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AxswKKS. — 1. [The enclosed plant is a Fleabane, but 

 too dry and withered to determine the species. It belongs 

 to the Composite family. — C. L. Wai.TON ] 



2 and 3. I don't know. Questions like these are exceed- 

 ingly difficult to answer. Indeed they have no exact answer. 

 If you should ask me the average yield per colony in my 



location for the past five years, I might tell you exactly ; 

 but if you ask about the next year or the next five years, I 

 must say I don't know. It may be very much more or very 

 much less. If you can get some one situated as you are to 

 tell you what his results in the past have been, it will give 

 you some data on which to base a guess. Sorry I cannot 

 give you any more satisfactory answer. 



4. " Dadant's Langstroth " and Root's "ABC of Bee- 

 Culture " are both worthy of the highest commendation. 



5. Go through all the colonies and dig out at least the 

 worst cases. Wherever you see a web of the wax-worm, dig 

 it out. Take a wire-nail, dig open one end of the gallery, 

 then start at the other end and tear it open till you have 

 opened the whole length. That will generally dislodge the 

 worm, which you will dispatch. Do all you can to keep the 



I colonies strong, and as little as possible to weaken them. 

 Weak colonies are the ones that succumb to worms. As 

 soon as you can, Italianize. With strong colonies of Ital- 

 ians you will not need to pay any attention to worms. 



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The smoker-fuel question I have watched 

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This year has been a trying time on farmers 

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