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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



July 2, 1903. 



tie of value in the hive after the young bees 

 have hatched and the colony is permaneDtly 

 and satisfactorily established in their new 

 quarters. For it can then be removed, and 

 comb foundation can be substituted. 



My method of fitting such old comb in the 

 frames is to lay the frame on a board where 

 the pieces of comb can be fitted in by straight- 

 ening their edges with a knife, and I have 

 used as many as a dozen pieces to fill one 

 frame. To hold them in position I use splints 

 not to exceed >4 of an inch in diameter, cut 

 so as to extend about '^ of an inch above and 

 below the top and bottom-bars. These splints 

 are notched at each end and wired together. 

 I have put on as many as six pairs of splints 

 on one frame. The bees will weld the comb 

 together in two or three days, and fasten it to 

 the frame, after which the splints should be 

 removed, if it is intended to let the combs re- 

 main after the brood has hatched. 



But because comb is dark only it should 

 not be condemned, as it is often valuable. I 

 have frequently found good worker-comb full 

 of brood in sheets that would fill a standard 

 Langstroth irame, which would contain about 

 3,000 bees, and were well worth saving, even 

 if the comb is discarded as soon as the brood 

 has emerged. 



The matter of first driving the bees out of 

 the old hive is of much importance, which can 

 be readily accomplished by turning the old 

 hive mouth up; putting a box or a nail-keg 

 over the mouth of the hive will answer a good 

 purpose to hold them until the comb is trans- 

 ferred to the new hive and placed on the new 

 stand, where the bees can be hived as we hive 

 any natural swarm, and they will not desert 

 it. G. BoHRER, M. D. 



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Brood 'Rearing in Cuba. 



A. I. Koot, who is at present amusing him- 

 self watching his .500 colonies in Cuba, reports 

 this in Gleanings in Bee Culture : 



We have found trouble so far in getting the 

 bees to rear brood in the winter time. The 

 weather is certainly warm enough, and pollen 

 is coming in great plenty ; but the brood-nest 

 is apparently so filled with honey that the 

 queen can not find a place to deposit eggs. I 

 have been very reluctant to accept this as an 

 explanation ; but other bee-keepers assure me 

 such is the case, and some of them say our 

 red-clover strain is worse than any other in 

 thus filling every empty space with honey. 1 

 have suggested getting hybrids, or, better 

 still, some of the Syrian or Holy Land bees, 

 that are such prrsLstent rearers of brood in sea- 

 son and out of season; but the objection is 

 made that they swarm so much the remedy is 

 worse than the disease. All agree the red- 

 clover bees are the fellows for honey if we 

 could only keep up the population of the 

 hives. Throwing out the honey with the ex- 

 tractor seems to be the only remedy, and some 

 seem to think the great objection to produc- 

 ing comb honey here is the filling of the 

 brood-nest with honey so no young bees can 

 be reared. 



Dry Cellars and Lots of Pure Air. 



These suit T. F. Bingham, the smoker man. 

 He says in the Bee-Keepers' Review : 



We are well pleased with our cellar experi- 

 ments and believe (mind you, believe, not 

 know) that in less than 20 years it will be 

 demonstrated that the temperature of a bee- 

 cellar (I mean a cement cellar, not a house- 

 cellar) may go up and down, from frost to .50 

 degrees without injury to the bees if only the 

 the air is as pure and dry as it is out-of-doors. 

 I have no cellars to sell, but I am aware that 

 a cement bee-cellar, to be lirst-olass, ought to 

 be built just as soon as the snow goes oil, 

 and be sawdusted and dried all summer, so as 

 to be absolutely seasoned before the bees are 

 put into it. 



It must be borne in mind that, at present, 



THousands ot Hives - Millions of Sections 



Ready for Prompt Shipment. 



We are not selling goods on NAME ONIvY, but on their quality. 

 In addition to the many car-loads we are shipping to all parts of the United 

 States, we have just made one shipment of five car-loads to England. 



G. B. LEWIS CO., Watertown, Wlscoasin, U. S. A. 



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paid 



28 cents Cash 

 for Beeswax. 



This is a good time 

 to send in your Bees- 

 wax. We are paying 

 28 cents a pound — 

 CASH— for best yel- 

 low, upon its receipt, or 30 cents in trade. Impure wax not taken at any price. 

 Address as follows, very plainly, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 144 & 146 Erie St., Chicago, 111. 



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Business Qoeens, 



Bred from best Italian houey-gatheringr stock, 

 and reared in FULL COLONIES by best known 

 metliods. Guaranteed to be g'ood Queens and 

 free from disease. Untested, 75c each; 6, $4.00. 

 Tested, $1.25 each. Untested ready July 1st. 

 Tested about July 15th. Address, 



CHAS. B. ALLEN. 

 ISAtt Central Square, Oswego Co., N. Y. 



Excursions to Boston 



June 25th to 27th, inclusive ; also July 

 1st to 5th, inclusive, via Nickel Plate 

 Road. Especially low rates. Liberal 

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HART BROS., Proprietors. 



"The Popular Hotel," remodeled; 75 additioual rooms, all newly furnished. Everything' 

 strictly first-class. Elevator. American plan, $1.25 to $3.00; latter includes suites with private 

 baths. European plan, 50 cents up. 



HEADQUARTERS of the National Bee-Keepers' Association during the Convention, 

 Aug. IS, 19 and ZO. 



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Catalog with hundreds 

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AGENCIES: 



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Stock which cannot be excelled. Each variety bred in separate apiaries, 

 from selected mothers ; have proven their qualities as great honey-gatherers. 

 /^^1J_^_ I4-.«II.«»«.«^ Have no superior, and few equals. Untested, 

 (jOlClen Italians 75cents;6forf4.00. 



Red Clover Queens, 



Carniolans 



ROOT'S GOODS AT ROOT'S FACTORY PRICES. 



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which left all records behind in honey- 

 gathering. Untested, $1.00; 6 for $5.00. 

 They are so highly recommended, being more gentle 

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