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R. L. Taylor, of the Michigan State Ag- 

 ricultural college, by whose very able 

 pen the criticisms are conducted. The 

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EDITORIAL. 



Hives in readiness for the new 

 swarms should be kept shaded until 

 used. Bees dislike a hot hive, and fre- 

 quently abscond as a result of such be- 

 ing used. 



War is the all-absorbing topic just 

 new, but let us not neglect to bestow 

 the careful attention so essential to 

 success in the apiary at this particular 

 season. Bee-keepers should "remem- 

 ber the Main" honey flow is at hand, 

 and that the harvest comes but once a 

 year. 



(( In addition to its intensely critical 

 condensed view of Dee writings, by 

 E. E. Hasty, together with other 

 marked improvements, the Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Review has introduced a new '''de- 

 partment of criticism.''' The initial C 

 of the department heading encloses a 

 miniature medallion half-tone of Hon. 



Some of our forehanded bee-keepers 

 begin preparations this month for the 

 coming winter, by securing extra combs 

 of sealed honey for winter stores. 



An invariable rule in some large api- 

 aries, including our own, is: "Keep 

 combs on edge." Accidents resulting 

 in annoyance and loss are thus averted, 

 and the habit is easily acquired. 



The strongest colonies should be se- 

 lected for producing comb honey. See 

 that the hive sets level, and by glanc- 

 ing between the sections, make sure 

 that none of the foundation starters 

 have been jarred loose, before plac- 

 ing the super upon the hive. One fal- 

 len starter, where separators are not 

 used, may ruin a whole row of combs. 



"Successful Methods of Rearing 

 Queen Bees," by Henry Alley, of Wen- 

 ham, Mass., is the latest acquisition to 

 our library, and the thoroughly reli- 

 able source of the information con- 

 tained, places it at once among the 

 standard works on this subject. It is a 

 concise, yet quite exhaustive treatise; 

 being largely a revision of the Bee- 

 Keepers' Handy Book, of which Mr. 

 Alley is the author, and brings the sub- 

 ject up to date. His style and language 

 are such as to be readily understood 

 by the most inexperienced — a com- 

 mending feature too often neglected by 

 book-makers. Mr. Alley is a recog- 

 nized authority, of unusual experience 

 on queen rearing; was for several 

 years editor of the American Apicul- 



