May 24, 1900 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



327 



left in the old hive. If they do not swarm ag^ain, transfer 

 about two weeks after the prime swarm issues. But it may 

 be better for you to be satisfied with only one swarm, set- 

 ting- the swarm on the old .stand, the old colony beside it. A 

 week later move the old liive to a new place, and 21 days 

 after swarming^ transfer. 



2. It depends on the value of the wall as compared with 

 the value of the bees. The chances are in favor of their 

 swarming-, especially if strong and the season good. If you 

 decide to get them out, you will have to take down enough 

 of the wall to expose the combs, then cut them out, and 

 take bees and all. 



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Did the Onion Honey Kill Them ? 



1. Is onion honey injurious to bees ? 



2. Does onion honey become strong as it becomes old .•" 



3. Is there any opium in onion honey ? 



4. If not, what killed the bees that had onion honey, as 

 there was no disease that I could find? 



The point I wish to know is, did the honey kill them, or 

 did some jnan kill them ? They were threatened by a very 

 bad man. My bees never did any harm to any one. They 

 were a very gentle strain of Italians, ISO feet from the 

 street, in good hives with movable-frames. Ohio. 



Answers. — 1. I did not suppose it was, from the fact 

 that I have read of its being gathered, but never heard of 

 any harm from it. 



2. Instead of the honey becoming stronger, I have read 

 that it loses some of its rank onion taste with age, becom- 

 ing milder. 



3. I think not. 



4. I am at a loss to say. Possibly some honey-dew was 

 present. Possibly the bees may have had access to some- 

 thing poisonous. 



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ftuestions on Various " Styles " of Bees. 



As I have what is called the golden Italian. bees, I was 

 thinking of introducing new blood, so I ask these questions : 



1. Are the golden and the 5-banded the same ? 



2. Are the leather-colored and the 3-banded the same ? 



3. Are the Cyprians in any way superior to the Italians? 



4. Are the Cyprians in any way related to the golden 

 Italians ? 



5. Would YOU advise introducing- a Cyprian queen in a 

 yard of Italian bees ? 



6. Would the cross be any better than new blood of the 

 Italian ? Wisconsin. 



Answer. — 1. I believe they are the same. 



2. Not necessarily so. What are considered as pure 

 Italians coming from Italj- have 3 bands, but all are not 

 leather-colored ; some are lighter. 



3. Tiiey have the reputation of excelling the Italians as 

 stingers. Whether they have any extra vigor in working 

 to correspond, I do not know. 



4. Mo, no more than they are to all Italians, which they 

 so much resemble in appearance. 



ct:: 5. I think I should prefer Italian, but others might think 

 differently. 



£^ 6. That question can hardly be answered by a straight 

 yes or no. You might strike a combination that would give 

 better results than some Italians, and you might strike 

 something worse. Taken in general, you may get better 

 results from the Italian. 



Wants No "Shortening" in Pie. 



When Editor York began to spell it f/iru instead of 

 thvough, several cold chills ran up and down my spinal 

 column. Since then I have gotten reconciled to the change, 

 and am inclined to the belief that I am beginning to like it. 



But I notice with alarm that he quotes (I thought) ap- 

 provingly what somebody says about dropping all of the 

 silent letters in the English language. I want you to join 

 me in protesting against the dropping out of the e in pie. 

 How is any one to know whether printer's pi or apple-pie is 

 under consideration ? The change is too suggestive of 

 vanishing visions of those peach and pumpkin and mince 

 and custard things which tickled the palates and destroyed 

 the digestion of so many in Yankeeland and elsewhere. I 

 do not eat pie any more, but in behalf of a great number of 

 prospective dyspeptics who persist in the use of these pleas- 



ing abominations, I hope you will join me in the attempt to 

 persuade Mr. York not to eliminate the e from pic. 



Edwin Bkvins. 



Answer. — Decidedly yes, Mr. Bevins, we must stand 

 up for our rights, and draw the line at pi. I'd stand a good 

 deal from Editor York, but I'm not ready to submit to have 

 cold lead crammed down my throat in place of that tooth- 

 some combination between crusts ending with an e. 



Eggs of a Virgin ttueen. 



Are the eggs from a virgin queen fertile, and will they 

 hatch ? New York. 



Answer. — The eggs of a virgin queen are not ferti- 

 lized, but they will hatch, producing only drones. They 

 are exactly the same as the eggs that a good laj'ing queen 

 lays in drone-cells. 



York's Honey Calendar for 1900 is a 16-page pamph- 

 let especially gotten up to create a demand for honey among 

 should-be consumers. The forepart was written by Dr. 

 C. C. Miller, and is devoted to general information concern- 

 ing honey. The latter part consists of recipes for use in 

 cooking and as a medic nc It will be found to be a very 

 effective helper in workini; up a home market for honey. 

 We furnish them, postpaid, at these prices : A sample 

 free; 25 copies for 30 cents; SO for SO cents; 100 for 90 

 cents ; 2S0 for $2.00 ; 500 for $3.50. For 25 cents extra we 

 will print your name and address on the front page, when 

 ordering 100 or more copies at these prices. 



Belgian Hare Breeding is the title of a pamphlet just 

 publisht, containing 10 chapters on " Breeding the Belgian 

 Hare." Price, 25 cents, postpaid. It covers the subjects of 

 Breeding, Feeding, Houses and Hutches, Diseases, Methods 

 of Serving for the Table, etc. It is a practical and helpful 

 treatise for the amateur breeder. (See Prof. Cook's article 

 on page 292.) For sale at the office of the American Bee 

 Journal. For $1.10 we will send the Bee Journal for a year 

 and the 32-page pamphlet on "Belgian Hare Breeding." 



"The Hum of the Bees in the Apple-Tree Bloom " is 

 the name of the new bee-keeper's song — words by Hon. 

 Eugene Secor and music by Dr. C. C. Miller. This is 

 thought by some to be the best bee-song- yet written hy Mr. 

 Secor and Dr. Miller. It is, indeed, a " hummer." We can 

 furnish a single copy of it postpaid, for 10 cents, or 3 copies 

 for 25 cents. Or, we will mail a half-dozen copies of it for 

 sending us one new yearly subscription to the American 

 Bee Journal at $1.00. 



Dr. niller's Honey=Queens are offered as premiums, 



on another page, for sending us new subscribers to the 

 American Bee Journal. The offer is limited to our present 

 regular subscribers, and the queens are to be mailed in ro- 

 tation, beginning about June 1st, so first come first served. 

 Look up a new subscriber, send in his name with SI. 00, and 

 we will enter your order for a Dr. Miller Honey-Queen. 



Our Wood Binder (or Holder) is made to take all the 

 copies of the American Bee Journal for a year. It is sent 

 by mail for 20 cents. Full directions accompany. The Bee 

 Journals can be inserted as soon as they are received, and 

 thus preserved for future reference. Upon receipt of SI. 00 

 for your Bee Journal subscription a full year ui advance, 

 we will mail you a Wood Binder free — if you will mention it. 



The American Fruit and Vegetable Journal is just 

 what its name indicates. Tells all about growing fruits 

 and vegetables. It is a fine monthly, at 50 cents a year. 

 We can mail you a free sample copy of it, if you ask for it. 

 We club it with the American Bee Journal— both papers one 

 year for $1.10. ^ 



Queenie Jeanette is the title of a pretty song in sheet 

 music size, written by J. C. Wallenmeyer, a musical bee- 

 keeper. The regular price is 40 cents, but to close out the 

 copies we have left, we will mail them at 20 cents each, as 

 long- as they last. Better order at once, if you want a copy 

 of this song. 



