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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Dec. 10, 1903. 



or three inches above the head ; sew it to- 

 gether by lapping a little. Sew some double 

 thin goods on the top for a crown, then sew 

 a skirt to the hat, and put a good, strong 

 string on the skirt near the middle o{ theback 

 and tie around the waist, to keep the hat from 

 tipping off. Also, have a draw-string in the 

 bottom of the skirt and draw around the 

 waist. Put armholes in it, with sleeves to 

 draw on, and tie just above the elbow. Then 

 with good gloves, and pants or overalls tied at 

 the bottom, jou are safe from bee-stiogs. 



Nebraska Subscriber. 



A Farmer's Hive— Report. 



An all-around farmers' bee-hive, good for 

 men but not for women, is IS inches long by 

 18 inches wide, and 12 inches high, with a 

 good super to hold 40 sections ili by i}^ by 



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My honey crop was 500 pounds of nice 

 white comb honey, while my neighbor bee- 

 keepers got none. George Kerr. 



Kent Co., Mich., Nov. 37. 



A Growing Bee-Keeper. 



When I first subscribed for the Bee Journal 

 I had only one colony of bees, and knew less 

 about producing honey than they did. That 

 was in the spring of 1900. This colony was 

 the united forces from three trees in the fall, 

 and led on sugar syrup exclusively. I kept 

 the queen 3 years. In 1902 I produced 1300 

 pounds of honey; 1903 finds me with a harv- 

 est of 1'.. tons of honey, in charge of 110 colo- 

 nies of bees, and a local trade in bee fixtures 

 started. The American Bee Journal has been 

 " the whole thing" to me. H. H. Chase. 



McLeod Co., Minn., Nov. 24. 



Beedom Boiled Down 



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Fighting Robber Bees with Fire. 



F. L. Morrill had a bad case of robbing dur- 

 ing a very hot spell. His account of it is given 

 in Gleanings in Bee-Culture, and is in part (is 

 follows : 



The bees were crazy, and began stinging 

 before I came within a quarter of a mile of 

 them The air was full of mad, stinging 

 bees I soon found that it was the worst 

 case of robbing I had ever heard of. The 

 whole yard of 180 colonies was demoralized. 

 Some of the combs had melted in the extract- 

 ing-supers; and as it was at a time oi year 

 when there was no flow of honey it set the 

 bees to robbing. I did not dare to close the 

 hives up entirely, on account of the heat; but 

 I immediately closed the entrances so that 

 only one bee could go in at a time, and then 

 1 tried everything that I had ever heard of to 

 stop robbing, but with no success. The next 

 morning I procured a brazing torch, such as 

 painters use to burn off old paint, and taking 

 a supply of gasoline, I went for the robbers. 

 I went from hive to hive, throwing the Hame 

 on them as I went, wherever I found them 

 trying to get in. They were gathered in great 

 bunches on the now one-beeway entrances. 

 I soon had to cover my hands, as this seemed 

 to make them so mad that they would tackle 

 even the torch. They objected to having their 

 wings burned off, but I was in no mood for 

 leniency. I worked nearly all day in this 

 manner, and along in the afternoon had 

 things somewhat quiet again. 



The next morning I used a kerosene-torch 

 with just as good results, but I did not find 

 many robbers, and the next day things were 

 in normal shape again. 



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Revised by Dadant — 1900 Edition. 



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for roofing than the present steel made by the 

 new process. Indeed, builders and contrac- 

 tors have come to recognize the fact that the 

 new steel roofings, unless galvanized, are very 

 short-lived. The modern method of making 

 steel seems to take out some elements that 

 protect it from rust. One would naturally 

 suppose that painliug this steel, and keeping 

 it painted, would protect it thoroughly, but 

 such is not the case. Some of the modern 

 steel roofs that we put on our buildings rust 

 right under a good coat of paint. An old con- 

 tractor said to me the other day that he would 

 never again recommend to his patrons steel 

 roofing, as the asbestos, magnesia, fabric, or 

 gravel-and-tar roofing were more durable. 



And this brings me to the question of tin 

 roofs for hives. Unless the new modern steel 

 is galvanized, it probably will not last as long 

 as ordinary cheap paper; and an intending 

 purchaser had better make bis selection from 

 covers made entirely of wood, or wood cov- 

 ered with paper, cloth soaked in white lead, 

 or galvanized steel. Do not use tin. If you 

 do not wish to have your roof rust in a short 

 time. 



A very good substitute for tin is muslin 

 soaked in white lead. I saw some excellent 

 covers protected with this material, in Color- 

 ado, that had been in use several years, were 

 good then. The cloth will take up the oil; 

 and if it is painted occasionally it will outlast 

 tin a good many times over; and, what is 01 

 considerable importance, it is much cheaper. 

 —Editorial in Gleanings in Bee-Culture. 



Control of Fertilization. 



This that has been so earnestly sought after, 

 and which seems so dithcult of attainment, 

 appears to be losing ground as to its desir- 

 ability. The following Stray Straw from 

 Gleanings in Bee-Culture shows the wind 

 blowing in that direction : 



Thinking it over carefully, I am inclined to 

 lean toward the belief that entire control of 

 fertilization might be a loss rather than a 

 gain. If I can have control of the colonies 

 that rear drones in my own and neighboring 

 colonies, I believe that's all the control I want. 

 In the mad chase after virgin queen in the 

 upper blue, the " best man " will win. If the 

 choice was left to me I'm afraid I'd make a 

 bungle— [lam not sure but you are right. 

 Even if we could mate successfully in a big 

 tent, there are some hand-picked drones, ap- 

 parently good, lusty fellows, that would make 

 poor progenitors. It is getting to be the 

 practice nowadays to rear drones almost ex- 



A New Bee-Keeper's Song-— 



"Buckwheat Cakes 

 and Honey ' 



.Vords by EUGENE SECOR. 



Music by OEORQE W. YORK. 



This song was written specially for 

 the Buffalo convention, and was sung 

 there. It is written for organ or piano, 

 as have been all the songs written for 

 bee-keepers. Every home should have 

 a copy of it, as well as a copy of 



«'THE HUM OF THE BEES 

 \n the APPLE-TREE BLOOM" 



Written by 

 Eugene Secor and Dr. C. C. Miller. 



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 171 advance payment of a year's sub- 

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