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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Jan. 18, 1900. 



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Ci-ystallization of Itee!«tvsix, ac- 

 cording to a new theory advanced in the 

 British Bee Journal, is to be credited with 

 the hexagonal form of cells in honey-comb. 

 Editor Cowan, however, gives pretty good 

 reasons why it is not reasonable to put 

 faith in the new theory. 



Hiinling' Wiltl Bee!<> in %Vintei-. 



— When a thaw comes, the bee-keeper may 

 hunt for bee-trees, the best time being the 

 day after the thaw, when there is a crust 

 on the snow that will hold up a man. When 

 a bee is found, the hunter circles around 

 the bee till more are found, the bees being 

 plentier on the side toward the tree. Under 

 the tree they will be found in plenty, the 

 largest number on the side opposite the 

 wind. — Bee-Keepers' Review. 



Bee-Keepers' Sins.— Ten of them 

 are enumerated in Rheinische Bienenzeit- 

 ung as the prevailing ones: 



1. Wintering weak colonies. 



2. Not allowing sufficient stores for 

 winter. 



.S. Not packing colonies warm enough for 

 winter. 

 4. Not uniting weaklings in spring. 

 .5. Making untimely artificial swarms. 



6. Extracting honey at the wrong time. 



7. Using foundation too sparingly. 



8. Selling honey at too low price. 



9. Lazily attending conventions. 



10. Being selfish about imparting informa- 

 tion to others. 



That last is not a common sin this side 

 the water. 



Watering' Bees. — Morley Pettit 

 gives in Gleanings in Bee Culture a plan by 

 which he thinks the bees are sure of getting 

 water that is always clean in a convenient 

 way. He says: 



" What we have found to be the most 

 complete watering-place is made from a 

 wooden bucket, a piece of matcht flooring 

 10 or 12 feet long, and a few stakes. With 

 an inch auger, bore a hole in the side of the 

 bucket as near the bottom as possible. Take 

 a piece of pine and trim the end until it 

 just fits the hole water-tight. Then bore a 

 hole in the end, half an inch across, and an 

 inch deep. In the bottom of this hole make 

 a gimlet-hole, also an inch deep. Now saw 

 off this two-inch piece. This gives a round 

 piece of pine, one inch in diameter and two 

 inches long, having a hole thru it length- 

 wise half an inch at one end, and about the 

 size of an ordinary nail at the other. Use 

 this to plug up the hole in the bucket, put- 

 ting the end with the large hole in first, 

 and allowing the other end to project for a 

 spout. A nail placed loosely in the gimlet 

 hole will regulate the flow. Drive .3 stakes 

 in the ground to form a stand. Set the 

 bucket on these, and a shade-board will 

 complete the fountain. 



"The piece of flooring placed on edge 

 with the groove up is the trough. Have 

 one end slightly elevated to give a good 

 fall, and allow the water from the fountain 

 to drip into the higher end of the trough, 

 and run along the channel. The whole 

 should be high enough so that a pan or pail 

 can be set to catch the water as it flows 

 from the lower end. Allow the water to 

 flow freely enough to make a good current 

 along the channel. If the bucket and trough 

 are thoroly washt every morning the cur- 

 rent in the channel will provide the bees 

 with clean water all day." 



'I'he Liong^-Ideal Hive is used by a 

 comparatively small number of bee-keep- 

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 Germany. Instead of adding stories to 

 give more room, the room is gained by 

 spreading out laterally,i3.5 or.more iLang- 



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Yellow Sweet Clover Seed 



WE HAVE IT AT LAST I . 



We have finally succeeded in g-etting- a small 

 quantity of the seed of the yellow variety of 

 sweet clover. This kind blooms from two to 

 four weeks earlier than the common or white 

 variety of sweet clover. It also grows much 

 shorter, only about two feet in hig-ht. It is as 

 much visited by the bees as the white, and usu- 

 allj- comes into bloom ahead of white clover 

 and basswood. We offer the seed as a premium 



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So long- as it lasts, we will mail a quarter 

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We have been trying for years to secure this 

 seed, and finally succeeded in getting it. It is 

 new seed, gathered last season by an old per- 

 sonal friend of ours, so we know it is all right. 

 But we have only a small supply. Wheu nearly 

 out we will mention it. 



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