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reared after the laying or missing queen 

 had either died or been superseded. 



If the bees have long been queenless, 

 the fact may be determined by tiie man- 

 ner in which the brood in the combs is 

 capped. When a colony has been with- 

 out a queen six weeks, there is usually 

 more or less scattering brood in the cells. 

 This brood is capped the same as any 

 drone larva3 (raised caps), but is in the 

 same cells in which the worker-bees rire 

 reared. This brood is the work of laying 

 >yorkers. In my opinion nearly every 

 bee in the hive has a hand in laying these 

 eggs, and not one particular bee. 



If there is a large number of bees in 

 the hive, it is safe in most cases to give 

 them a queen, and at the same time 

 take a frame of brood from some strong 

 colony and place it in the brood-nest. 

 The bees in the queenless colony are 

 probably too old to nurse the new 

 brood, and the newly-hatched bees will 

 be needed to do such work. In all such 

 cases of introduction of queens, use 

 tobacco smoke. — American Apiculturist. 



Seasonable Hints. 



If you have not yet ordered all the 

 things you will be sure to need, do so 

 without further delay. It will not do to 

 wait until the swarming season is on 

 hand, and then order hives, sections, 

 etc., and expect them by return train. 



Boom the bees in every possible way 

 now, by feeding, etc., so that the first of 

 June will find the hives literally "run- 

 ning over" with bees. Never mind 

 honey just yet, but get the bees, and let 

 them "do the rest." « 



It is of no use to put on a lot of honey 

 sections over the brood-chamber to con- 

 duct the heat away as soon as fruit 

 blossoms, as it will only result in loss to 

 the bees, and no gain in surplus honey. 

 Before giving extra room on top, be sure 

 that the brood-frames are all occupied. 



After ail, about the best way to get 

 the wax out of old combs, is to mash 

 them up in cold weather, soak them a 

 day or two, and then boil the mass with 

 plenty of water. To separate the wax 

 from refuse, scoop all into a strong bur- 

 lap sack and press out all the wax pos- 

 sible. Repeat the pressing as long as 

 any wax remains. The refuse will be 

 good kindling when dry, to start the 

 fire with.— C. H. Dibbern, in Western 

 Ploivnian. 



Supply Dealers should write to us 

 for wholesale terms and cut for Hastings' 

 Perfection Feeders, 



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