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Queries S Replies. 



Amount of Stores Bees Consume 

 in Winter. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



Qnery 628.— DuriDg mild winters, will bees 

 consume more stores than in cold winters i— 

 New York. 



Not SO much. — J. M. Hambaugh. 

 Yes, sir ! — Will M. Barnum. 

 Not in this State. — G. M. Doolittle. 

 No ; less, other things being equal. 

 — R. L. Tayxor. 



It depends upon circumstances. — C. 

 C. Millee. 



Usuallj", no ; occasionally, yes. — J. 

 M. Shuck. 



They will, in this climate (Georgia). 

 —J. P. H. Brown. 



I can tell better in April, after 

 weighing. — H. D. Cutting. 



Yes, if they fly every few days. Not 

 in cellars. — C. H. Dibbern. 



Not unless thej' breed extraordi- 

 narily. Bees, without brood, consume 

 most in cold weather. — Dadant & Son. 



No, No ! No ! ! Now some one will 

 arise and dispute this ; but still I say. 

 No. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



Yes, if wintered on the summer 

 stands. No, if in the cellar, when the 

 temperature is kept right. — Mahala B. 

 Chaddock. 



No, it is the excessive consumption 

 of stores and long confinement that 

 has caused the great mortality during 

 the cold winters. — G. L. Tinker. 



That will depend upon how mild, 

 and how cold. The warmer it is, if 

 not so warm as to disturb their " qui- 

 escent" condition, the less stores they 

 will consume.— A. B. Mason. 



Sometimes they will, and sometimes 

 not. Tliere are so many other factors 

 to consider, that this question cannot 

 be answered, yes or no. — J. E. Pond. 



If out-of-doors, I believe they would. 

 If iu-doors, in a proper temperature, I 

 do not see why it sliould make any dif- 

 ference. — Eugene Secor. 



No. Tlie colder the winter, the 

 more food is required. My observa- 

 tion teaches me that there is a decided 

 difference in favor of a mild winter. — 

 M. Maiiin. 



Yes, if more active. It all depends 

 upon the activity of the bees. Bees 

 may be irritated and active in the cel- 

 lar. Tliey are in mine, when the tem- 

 perature gets below 353,F.— A. J. Cook 



In the climate of Kentucky, where I 

 am located, they do not, unless they 

 commence to breed earlier, on account 

 of the mildness of the winter and for- 



wardness of the spring, in which case 

 tlie stores are profitably consumed. — 

 G. W. Demaree. 



Much depends upon their quietude, 

 and whether the bees are wintered in 

 tlie cellar or on the summer stands. 

 Tlie question cannot be answered in 

 one word. — The Editor. 



The Terms ^VUen Keeping Bees 

 on Shares. 



Written Jor the American Bee Journal 



Query 629.— 1. I have some bees out on 

 shares, and I furnish all the Lanpstroth hivep, 

 sections, crates, etc. I am to receive one-half 

 of the honey and increase of bees, and the 

 other party is to pay for bis share of the hives, 

 sections, crates, etc. What is a fair price to 

 value them at ? 2. I would like to know the 

 usual terms when putting bees out on shares. 

 — Virginia. 



Your terms are all right. —Will M. 

 Barnum. 



I am not prepared to answer either 

 of the above questions. — M. Mahin. 



1. Your market price. 2. I think 

 that you have about the fair and square 

 plan. — A. J. Cook. 



1. Whatever they cost. 2. I do not 

 know. But my terms would be, "Keep 

 them at home." — Eugene Secor. 



1. Whatever can be agreed upon. 2. 

 About as you have given. — G. M. Doo- 

 little. 



The " fair price " would depend upon 

 what they originally cost, with the 

 " wear and tear" deducted. — J. P. H. 

 Brown. 



1. You should be able to judge that 

 better than I. 2. The terms vary 

 greatly, but the result is generally dis- 

 satisfaction. — H. D. Cutting. 



I give it up, and will let others who 

 have had experience, answer it. — C. 

 H. Dibbern. 



1. What they would cost the party, 

 if he obtained them from a supply 

 dealer. 2. I think that your agree- 

 ment is about right. — Mrs. L. Harri- 

 son. 



I would not put them out on shares, 

 and the querist will not do so, after he 

 has once tried it. They should be val- 

 ued at what they will sell for at the 

 time of invoice. — J. M. Shuck. 



1. Much depends. What would be 

 fair with me, might not be fair with 

 you. 2. I have never put bees out on 

 shares. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



1. At the usual cost of such goods. 

 2. The terms stated I believe to be 

 fair to both parties, and are the terms 

 usually given in putting out bees on 

 shares. — G. L. Tinker. 



1. If I understand the question, you 

 want to know what he should pay for 

 his share of the hives, sections, crates, 

 etc. Why not value them at their 



actual cost ? 2. They are about as 

 various as tlie number of cases. — C. C. 

 Miller. 



1. Consult some good price-list is- 

 sued by some responsible supply 

 dealer ; this will enable you to fix a 

 price that will be just and fair. 2. 

 There are too many things " depend- 

 ing," to give a general answer to this 

 part of the query. — G. W. Demaree. 



1. This question cannot be satisfac- 

 torily answered, in my judgment, by 

 any one. 2. Some one must answer 

 who has had experience. I think, how- 

 ever, that it would require years to 

 solve the problem. — ,1. E. Pond. 



I do not know that I understand 

 your question. I should suppose they 

 would be valued at the same price as 

 they would had, you not put them out ' 

 on shares, and that price would depend 

 upon the market in your locality. — R. 

 L. Taylor. 



1. Just what they are worth, and 

 that depends upon the stj'le of hives, 

 sections, crates, etc. ; whether old or 

 new, and how far from where such 

 could be bought, etc. 2. In this 

 locality (Toledo, O.) one furnishes the 

 bees and the hives they are in, and the 

 other takes care of them. Each is to 

 half the expense of extra hives, supers, 

 sections and crates, etc., and each lias 

 half of the increase in bees and half 

 the surplus. — A. B. Mason. 



1. The value of the hives, sections, 

 crates, etc., should be just what they 

 cost, including freight, if unused. If 

 used, deduct " for wear and tear." 2. 

 Your " terms " are about right, but be 

 sure to have everj' detail in writing, 

 for the usual outcome of such trans- 

 actions is dissatisfaction, especially on 

 verbal contracts. — The Editor. 



Convention IWotices. 



B^" There will be ameetinprof the Susquehanna 

 County Bee-Keepers' Association at Tarbell House 

 in Montrose, Pa., on Saturday, May 4, iHH^t, at 10 a.m. 

 H. M. Skklet, Sec. 



TW" The second meeting of the York and Cum- 

 berland Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in the 

 Good Templar Hall, at Stiuth Waterboro, Maine, on 

 May KS. I88i>. at9:,soa.m. A cordial invitation is ex- 

 tended to all. Matters of interest will be discussed. 

 Bring your hive or some useful implement for exhi- 

 bition. Hotel accommodations may be had in the 

 village at reasonable rates. C. W. CoSTKLLOW,Sec. 



Z^~ The International Bee-Keppers' Association 

 will meet in the rourt-house, at Brantford. Ont., 

 Canada, on December 4. 5, and 0, IHHi). All bee- 

 keepers are Invileil to attend, and State and District 

 bee-keepers' societies are requestetl to appoint del- 

 egates to the convention. Kull particulars of the 

 meeting will be given in due time. Anyonedesirous 

 of becoming amember. and receiving the lastAnnu- 

 al Report bound, may do so by forwarding ll.tm to 

 the Secretary.— It. F. UoLTEUMANN, Sec, Brant- 

 ford, Ont., Canada. 



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