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Iff clling or Saving Combs— Moth- 

 Worms and Wax. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



Qlterv 717—1. What is best to do with 

 combs in Langstroth frames that are not 

 wired— melt them into wax, or save for 

 use! 2. Will moth- worms injure wax?— la. 



1. Save them for use. 3. Yes.— J. P. H. 

 Bitowx. 



1 . We do not understand the question. 

 S. Not it melted.— Dad.vst & Son. 



1. Save them. 2. Not after it is ren- 

 ■ dered.— Eugene Secor. 



1. Save them, of course. 2. Not in the 

 cake form.— G. M. Doolittle. 



1. Save them for use, if good. 2. No.— 

 Mks. L. Hakhisox. 



1. If good, save them for use. 2. In 

 combs, yes ; in bulk, no— M. Maiiix. 



1. If nice, straight combs, keep them for 

 use, by all means. 2. No.— A. J. Cook. 



1. Save the combs, if not too old and in 

 fair condition. 2. No, if entirely free from 

 pollen —C. H. Diiiherx. 



1. If they are good, do not melt them. 2. 

 They do not injure wax in the cake ma- 

 terially. —R. L. Taylor. 



1 . I would use them, if the frames were 

 •well filled, and in good condition otherwise. 

 2. No.— J. M. Hamhauoh. 



1. Why, use them of course, if you have 

 any use for them. 2. Very seldom, but 

 they will occasionally ; I have had them do 

 it.— A. B. M.isos. 



1. If in good condition, save and use. 

 They are as good as money in the bank. 2. 

 If the wax contains much pollen the worms 

 ■will work in it ; yet the damage will be 

 small,— H. D. Cutting. 



1. Transfer them into the "Nonpariel" 

 brood-frames, or some other brood frame 

 that does not require to be wired. 2. Moths 

 sometimes injure foundation.— G.L. Tinker. 

 1. If the combs are all right and straight 

 in the frames, and mostly all worker cells 

 Tise them in the brood-chamber. If not, 

 melt them up into wax, and have them 

 made into foundation. 2. Yes.-^J. E. Fond. 

 1. Save them, if they are good worker- 

 comb. 2. I suppose you mean wax that 

 has been melted into cakes. I never knew 

 such to be hurt by moth-worms. As a very 

 rare thing, I have known foundation to be 

 so hurt.— C. C. Miller. 



1. I use them, of course, for all purposes 

 for which good combs are used in the 

 apian,'. I have over 1,000 of them that 

 have no wire in them, and have several 

 hundred that are wired. I prefer combs 

 without wire. After a few set» of brood 

 have been reared in them, they are strong 

 enough for any use. 2. The moth-worms 

 never injure my wax after it has been 

 " rendered " and made comparatively pure. 

 — G. W. Demaree. 



1. Good combs in Langstroth frames are 

 all right without any wires. The use of 

 wires is mainly to hold the foundation 

 •straight while comb is beiiig built. 2. No, 

 practically they will not. Moth-worms 

 cannot live on clear wax. They must have 

 some pollen.— Jame.s Heddox. 



1. If the owner thinks he will have no 

 further use for them, let him melt the 

 combs and make kindlings of the frames. 

 •Gather up the fragments, and let nothmg 

 be lost. If the combs are good, aud are 

 needed for some future use, hang them 

 about half an inch apart in boxes, and 



encourage spiders to live among them. 

 Combs may be kept indefinitely with 

 spiders as protectors against moths. 2. 

 Moth-worms do little or no damage to wax. 

 —J. M. Shuck. 



The questions are both indefinite, and 

 very unsatisfactory. 1. The first question 

 does not state whether the combs are good, 

 straight worker-combs or not. It they are, 

 by all means save them for future use. If 

 not, melt them into wax. But care must 

 be taken to protect them from the ravages 

 of the moth-worms, by fumigating them 

 with sulphur. 2. Does the questioner refer 

 to wax that has been rendered, comb foun- 

 dation, or common brood-combs .' Wax 

 that has been rendered or made into comb 

 foundation contains no pollen, and moth- 

 worms cannot subsist on such. If by 

 " wax " the questioner means brood-combs 

 —of course moth-worms will injure them, 

 for they contain pollen, etc., to invite the 

 moths, unless they are fumigated with sul- 

 phur and otherwise protected.— The Editor 



Feeding Swarms in a Honey- 

 Flow to Forward Storing. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



Query 718.— Does it pay when full 

 sheets of comb foundation are to be used,to 

 feed from 3 to 5 pounds at night for a few 

 nights, to new swarms being hived during 

 the honey-flow, to assist in forwarding 

 them to surplus storing of honey ?— F.H.W. 



No.— M. Mahin. 



No.— J.IMES Heddon. 



No.— A. B. Mason. 



No.— Dadant & Son. 



I doubt it.— C. C. Miller. 



Not with me.— G. M. Doolittle. 



No, certainly not.— R. L. Taylor. 



I do not think that it pays.— J. M. Shuck. 



No, never feed during a honey-flow.— 



Mrs. L. Harrison. 

 I think not, but I have never tried it.— C. 



H. DiBBERN. 



No. Never feed when bees are gathering. 

 —A. J. Cook. 



No. I would codsider it time and ma- 

 terial wasted.— H. D. Cutting. 



I am not sure, but I think that it would 



not pay. Try and report.— J. M. Ha.mbaugh. 



It is useless to feed when the honey-flow 



is abundant. It will pay to feed if the flow 



is very scant.— J. P. H. Brown. 



I think not, though I have never tried it. 

 Besides, I do not think that full sheets of 

 foundation should be used in hiving 

 swarms. It is the associate evil of wiring 

 brood-frames— neither pays.— G. L. Tinker. 

 It does not, if the bees are gathering 

 nectar from the fields. It is far better to 

 put a frame of comb filled with honey m 

 the outer side of the hive, with cappings 

 broken.— J. E. Pond. 



I should not do it. I believe in making 

 bees self-supporting. I doubt if it pays to 

 stimulate in that way— in fact, I see no 

 need of it "during the honey-flow."— 

 Eugene Secor. 



No, there is usually plenty of honey com- 

 ing in to stimulate comb-building at swarm- 

 ing time in my locality (Kentucky). If, 

 however, a few days of rainy weather suc- 

 ceed the casting oif swarms, it will pay to 

 feed if you can get the bees to take feed at 

 such' a time. My bees will not touch honey 

 when exposed right under their noses dur- 

 i ing a good honey-flow. —G. W. Demaree. 

 When honey can be obtained from the 

 flowers it is useless to try to "feed" the 

 ' bees in any other way. They prefer the 



fresh nectar from the flora, and will gather 

 and store it in the combs, and entirely 

 ignore all the profiEered " food " you place 

 before them.— The Editor. 



Xlie Premiums offered in the Honey 

 and Apiary Department at the Detroit Ex- 

 position, are as follows : 



Exhibitors will not be allowed to remove 

 honey from their exhibit during the Fair, 

 but may sell from a reserved supply, for 

 which no charge will be made. 



Exhibitors who sell honey, must enclose 

 it securely in paper or cartons. 



Honey exhibited or sold must be this 

 season's crop, and all honey must be the 

 produce of the exhibitor. 



Exhibits competing for a single premium 

 cannot be included in a display. 



Colonies of bees must be exhibited so as 

 to be readily seen on at least two sides. 



A breach of these rules will forfeit all 

 premiums that may be awarded, and the 

 right to exhibit the following year. 



In judging bees, purity of race shall con- 

 stitute the competing points. 



CLASS 58. 

 790— Most attractive display of comb 



honey— *3o.OO ; $20.00 ; slO.OO. 

 791- Specimen of comb honey, not less 



than 20 pounds, quality and manner of 



putting up for market to be considered— 



SIO.OO ; So. 00. 

 792— Most attractive display of extracted 



lioney~«i35.00 ; $20.00 ; $10.00. 

 793_Specimen of extracted honey, not 



less than 20 pounds, quality and manner 



of putting up for market to be considered 



—$10.00 ; $5.00. 

 794_Display of comb honey by a lady— 



S20.00 ; $10.00. 

 795— Display of extracted honey by a 



lady— $30.00 ; $10.00. 

 796— Most attractive display of beeswax— 



S30.00 ; $10.00. 

 79'7_Specimen of beeswax, not less than 



10 pounds, soft, bright yellow wax to be 



given the preference— -$6.00 ; $3 00. 

 798_Single comb nucleus Italian bees— 



$10.00 ; $5.00. 

 799_SiQgle comb nucleus black bees— 



$10.00 ; $5.00. 

 800— Single comb nucleus Synan bees — 



$10.00 ; $5.00. 

 801— Single comb nucleus Carniolan bees— 

 $10.00 ; $5.00. 



sweepstakes on bees. 

 802— Display in single-comb nuclei, of the 



o-reatest varietv of the different races of 



bees— $10.00 ; $5.00. 

 803— Assortment of honey-candies, quality 



to govern— $6.00 ; $4.00. . 



804_Assortment of fruits preserved in 



honey, quality to govern— $6.00 ; $4.00. 

 805— Display of pastry made -with honey— 



$6.00 ; $4.00. 

 806— Honey vinegar, not less than one 



gallon, shown in glass— $6.00 ; $3.00. 

 807— Specimen of comb foundation for use 



in the brood-chamber— $6.00 ; -$3.00. 

 808— Specimen of comb foundation for use 



insection-boxes-$6.00; $3.00. 

 809— Comb foundation, for use m the 



brood chamber, made on the grounds— 



$30.00 ; $10.00. 

 810— Comb foundation, for use in section- 

 boxes, made on the grounds-^20.00 ; 



$10.00. 



sweepstakes. 



8il_The largest, best, most interesting, 



attractive and instructive exhibition in 



this department, all things considered— 



$35.00 ; $30.00 ; $10.00. 



Competent judges will carefully exaniine 



and pass upon any new and meritorious 



improvement or invention, and make such 



honorary rewards as they may deem just. 



