AMERICAN BEE JOURNAU 



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Xhc Bcc and the Dove. 



'■ Oh, ssiy. busy bee, 



Whither now ;ire you going-. 

 To work or to play ?" 



" I'm bound to tlio garden. 



Where, roses are blowing, 

 For I must be getting 



Sweet honey to-day." 



"Oh, say. pretty dove, 



Whither now are you flying ? 

 Whither now are you flying. 



To London or Rome ?" 

 '• I'm bound to tlio nest. 



Where m3' partner is sighing 

 And waiting forme 



In my snug litte home." 



So we all so happy, 

 While daily advancing 



In wisdom and knowledge. 

 In virtue and love, 



Will sing on our way. 

 In our progress rejoicing. 



As brisk as the bee. 



And as true as the dove. 



-Selected. 



Queries and Replies. 



Comli-FoiiMatloii In tie Sections. 



Query 806. — 1. Does it pay to use 

 full sheets of foundation in sections? 2. 

 Hovp do you fasten full sheets in sec- 

 tions ? 3. How near the bottom and 

 sides of sections should the foundation 

 come? — Penn. 



1. I think so. 2. The quickest and 

 cheapest is to use glue. 3. Just so as 

 not to touch.— A. J. Cook. 



1. I think so. 2. By melting the edge 

 of the foundation vi^ith a hot iron. 3. 

 One-eighth inch. — B,. L. Tayloe. 



1. I practice it. 2. By a machine, or 

 vkfith melted wax and a brush. 3. One- 

 fourth to }4 inch. — Eugene Secor. 



1. No. 2. I do not use full sheets. 3. 

 Within 3^ of an inch of the bottom. It 

 should touch the sides. — Mrs. L. Har- 

 rison. 



1. Yes. 2. By dipping it in a pan of 

 melted wax. 3. It should clear the sides, 

 and within 1 inch of the bottom. — J. P. 

 H. Bro.wn. 



1. Yes. 2. With a foundation fast- 

 ener. 3. Close to the sides, and I like 

 to have a narrow strip fastened to the 

 upper side of the bottom of the sections. 

 — A. B. Mason. 



1. Yes, it does with myself. 2. With 

 a little pressing inaciiinc made for the 

 purpose. 3. About f(j inch ; perliaps 32 

 inch would be just as well. — J. E. Pond. 



1. I think so. 2. By a mechanical 

 device of my own. 3. My device fills 

 the section, attaching it to the top and 

 bottom. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



1. Yes, if you allow the bees to build 

 comb below. 2. I use melted wax. 3. 

 Within 1/16 of an inch of the sides; 

 % of an inch of the bottom. — G. M. Dog- 

 little. 



1. Yes. 2. I prefer the Parker foun- 

 dation fastener, because of the back- 

 sliding motion. 3. About }4 of an inch 

 from the sides, and % from the bottom. 

 — James Heddon. 



1. Yes, nearly full. 2. With a ma- 

 chine, using a hot iron. 3. With thin 

 foundation as near the side as possible, 

 and about % of an inch from the bottom. 

 — H. D. Cutting. 



1. I think it pays. 2. With the Clark 

 foundation fastener. 3. I fasten a small 

 starter at the bottom, and have the 

 starter as close to the side as it can be 

 conveniently put in. — C. C. Miller. 



1. I think it pays to use nearly full 

 sheets. 2. By pressing while warm to 

 the top. 3. Let it come close to the 

 sides, and down to within }4 of an inch 

 of the bottom. — E. France. 



1. Yes, if the bees have notcommenced 

 to secrete wax. 2. With a foundation 

 fastener. 3. To within J^ inch of the 

 bottom, and against the sides. — Mrs. J. 

 N. Heater. 



1. Yes, sir, in this locality. 2. By 

 means of a heated plate, of home con- 

 struction. 3. As near the sides as pos- 

 sible, and have it swing clear, and a 

 good quarter inch from the bottom.— P. 

 H. Elwood. 



1. Yes. 2. By rubbing down about 

 ^ inch of the foundation to the top of 

 the section with a Clark foundation 

 fastener. 3. One-half inch from the 

 bottom, and K inch from the sides of the 

 section. — S. I. Freeborn. 



1. I doubt it. At first I used full 

 sheets ; now I use starters only. 2. By 

 dipping the edge of the foundation in 

 melted rosin and beeswax. 3. The sides 

 may touch ; at the bottom, the distance 

 should be K of an inch. — M. Mahin. 



1. If there is anything I feel positive 

 about in bee-keeping, it is that it pays to 

 use full sheets of foundation in sections. 



