May 10, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



299 



Root's Column 



SHALL WE ADOPT 



PLAIN 



SECTIONS AND 



FENCES ? 



Perhaps j-ou are debating- this ques- 

 tion now. It is not too late yet to make 

 a trial of these g-oods this season, and 

 no doubt you would like to know what 

 has been the experience of other bee- 

 keepers who have tried them. We have 

 on hand some 



EVIDENCE. 



If you wish we will gladly send j'ou 

 a copy. You will find much interest- 

 ing reading, and it maybe worth many 

 dollars to you. See what bee-keepers 

 all over the United States and Canada 

 have to say. Ask for Bulletin A. Do 

 not delay, but send your request at 

 once. 



Do you want an EXTRACTOR this 

 season ? Investigate our 



Cowan Reversible 

 Ball=Bearing 

 Extractors ^C^^ 



We have a little pamphlet giving 

 some information about these. Send 

 for it if interested. 



We are pioneers in the manufacture 

 of modern fixtures for Plain Sections 

 and Fences (as well as all other Sup- 

 plies.) If you want them right, send 

 to VIS or our Branch Offices and Agen- 

 cies. 



The A. I. Root Co., 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



J''r- Please mention this paper when 

 you write. Watch for our ad. next 

 issue. 





A Beginner's Experience. 



I started last spring, purchasing two 

 colonies and capturing one strong 

 swarm. I now have 9 colonies in fair 

 shape. White clover is in bloom, and 

 I will unite and equalize for the flow 

 at once. My bees wintered well, with 

 stores to spare. We have an early 

 spring and lots of fruit-bloom, which 

 started the bees early. I had a swarm 

 issue April 8, and the rest swarmed 

 within S days. The last was a poor 

 honey-year in this section. I got all 

 experience, so I am now able to man- 

 age the bees this season with success. 

 B. T. Tiller. 



Maury Co., Tenn., April 30. 



Loss and No Loss in Wintering. 



The reports from 15 bee-keepers in 

 the Bee Journal for April 26, show that 

 their total winter loss is 30 colonies, 

 and they all report that bees " win- 

 tered well." I presume that those 

 whose bees did not " winter well " will 

 not report. I visited several apiaries 

 yesterday, and all have met with some 

 loss — one lost one-half — one other I 

 visited a week ago lost 50 percent, and 

 it will take until July to make full col- 

 onies of what remain. 



In Gratiot and Isabella Counties the 

 loss is 60 percent. I read in a St. Louis 

 paper the other day that the loss in 

 wintering bees was greater than all 

 other losses combined. Bees are at 

 rest during the winter months, and if 

 properly cared for there certainly 

 should be no loss of colonies. A few 

 bees in each hive will die of old age, 

 yet the loss will not be great. 



Once every week the past winter, 

 commencing Nov. 23, I have opened 

 the storm-entrance to my hives and 

 counted the dead bees brought out, and 

 for the 4 months confined (I took off 

 the storm-doors March 23) the average 

 of dead bees was 7 per week, calling it 

 17 weeks. The entire loss is only 119 

 bees per hive. From two late swarms 

 there was only 1 to 2 per week. Everj' 

 week, at any temperature, the dead 

 bees will be brought into the storm- 

 sheds. D. H. Mktc.^lf. 



Calhoun Co., Mich., April 28. 



Suggestions on Paint for Hives. 



I have read with much satisfaction 

 the contribution by " Old Grimes," on 

 how to get the most out of the hive, 

 and for me it is not a question whether 

 to paint or not, but liow to paint, and I 

 believe I have the problem solved about 

 as perfectly as the science will permit 

 at present, I do not claim the honor 

 of the discovery — it is due to an honest 

 painter. 



If 3-ou should ask a professional 

 painter to give you a formula for mak- 

 ing the very best white paint you would 

 receive almost invariably the follow- 

 ing answer: "Pure white lead in 

 boiled linseed oil with a little turpen- 

 tine for drier." This would be his 

 standard of the very best white paint. 

 But the professional needs to be edu- 



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WM. J, HEALY. 

 Mineral Point, Iowa Co., Wis. 



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 Eight years' experience in practical bee-keep- 

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 Discounts after July 1. Write for price-list. 

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 Device Free.... 



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 catching and clipping Queens 

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