AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



395 



from the ground. The bees hang on the 

 outside of the hive when they have 

 plenty of room in the supers. I do not 

 make this statement about the bees 

 hanging out on hives knowing I need 

 better shade on this account, for there 

 may be other reasons why they hang 

 out so much, but I want shade, and I 

 think life is too short to wait for shade 

 to grow in the way of grape-vines or 

 trees. 



I am thinking of making a roof about 

 12 feet wide and 20 feet long, and 

 about 6 feet from the ground, using 

 cedar posts to support the same, and 

 boards one foot wide, painted, for a roof. 

 I would use no battens for cracks, for 

 some water would not hurt the hives, 

 and it would let some of the hot air out 

 of the shed. I think T could board up 

 the north side of this shed for protection 

 against north winds in winter, and take 

 it down in the spring. 



I am using a modification of the Hed- 

 don hive-stand having the front board 

 on an angle, so the bees can walk up 

 easily. Is this plan all right ? 



We have very hot, sultry days here. 

 I find that the better they are shaded, 

 the more honey they store — which was 

 not much this year. "About all of mine 

 was dark, and almost unsalable. 



Sutton, Mo. A. W. D. 



Answer. — If you don't mind the ex- 

 pense, I think you'll like the plan you 

 have outlined. Even with cracks two 

 inches wide, you'll find it a great protec- 

 tion. Rough, cheap boards of any kind 

 will do, so they are fastened to keep the 

 wind from taking them off. At the same 

 time it might not be a bad idea to plant 

 grape-vines or woodbine, so that when 

 your roof needs renewing the vines will 

 do it. Vines on stakes close to the hive 

 have been voted a nuisance, but I think 

 I should like them on a trellis six feet 

 overhead. 



Bee-Paralysis, Most Likely. 



I want to know what can be the 

 trouble with my bees, and would be 

 pleased to have a remedy suggested. 



Since Sept. 4th I have noticed at the 

 entrance of one hive, day by day, the 

 bees have been clustered as is the case 

 where robbers are trying to enter, and 

 the same appearance was indicated by 

 numbers of bees seen dragging out 

 numerous small-sized bees. 



Upon close examination the victims 

 are seen to be black, shining specimens, 

 evidently undersized, and apparently 

 undeveloped in some way, for many of 



them seem to fly with difficulty. Those 

 that can fly or crawl are curled or 

 tucked up just like bees will do when 

 stung by others. Only a few are dragged 

 out of the hive alive, and when they are 

 dragged out they seem to be nothing but 

 a shell, being so light that the wqH bees 

 can fly away with them easily. 



About li pint are dragged out in a 

 day and night. The entrance smells 

 just like decaying bees. I enclose you a 

 sample of the bees. R. T. S. 



Fellowsville, W. Va. 



Answer. — You seem to have a case of 

 the much-talked-of and much-written- 

 about bee-paralysis. I don't know any 

 cure. Several have been given, and 

 those who have given them seem very 

 certain as to their efficacy, then directly 

 some one comes along who says he has 

 tried them and they have failed. I sus- 

 pect that in the case of some of the 

 cures, if not all, the disease disappeared 

 of itself and the remedy had nothing 

 whatever to do with its disappearance. 

 My bees have had more or less of the 

 disease for several years, but each year 

 it has disappeared without my trying 

 any cure. If I had changed queens, fed 

 salt, powdered with sulphur, fed honey, 

 or used any of the other cures, I might 

 believe in them. But I did nothing, and 

 never suffered any great loss. But as 

 we go farther South the results of the 

 disease become more serious, till it be- 

 comes a veritable scourge. You will 

 find considerable about it in very late 

 numbers of the American Bee Journal. 



The "Miller" Bee-Feeder. 



Do you keep for sale the feeder which 

 I suppose bears your name — the Miller 

 feeder? If you do not sell them, who 

 does? Can the same feeder be used on 

 a 10-frame and <S-frame hive, or must I 

 get one for each size of hive? If I 

 understand, they are iarge enough to 

 feed 15 to 20 pounds of syrup at one 

 feed. I would like to get a circular 

 with the cut of the feeder. Is it much 

 of a job to put them together if bought 

 in the flat ? What is the cost? L. S. 



Answer.- I don't keep supplies of 

 any kind. The Miller feeder is manu- 

 factured by A. I. Root, and for aught I 

 know, by others. Price, nailed up, 25 

 cents each, or §2.20 for ten. In the 

 flat, 16 cents each, or $1.40 for ten. 

 They are made to fit an 8-frame hive, 

 but can be used on a larger hive by put- 

 ting a piece of board over the part of 

 the hive that the feeder doesn't cover. 

 It's no great trick to nail them together. 



