1907. AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. vJi 



ped in a cell some hungry miss comes in the cases I have now, some are 

 along and attempting to take a bite drones that I saved over, 

 pushes it back into the cell. As it While near one of my "baby" col- 

 gets pushed back the pushing is hard* onies which I was feeding I suddenly 

 er in order to get a bite. It is amus- heard a different note, and watching, 

 ing to watch her as she •'roots" it soon saw their queen playing about, 

 along, just like a little pig, and now Now this queen was properly ferti- 

 and then getting a nibble and seem- lized as far as I know and in appear- 

 ingly smacking her lips over the mor- ance she resembled a laying queen." 

 sel. From the foregoing quotations the 



Comb building? Well, that does inexperienced bee-keeper will note that 



seem like work, but as wax secreting unusual conditions do not worry the 



appears to be a more or less painful veteran, but only arouse his interest, 



or uncomfortable operation, who can also that a skilled veteran can and 



tell but that the fashioning of the does handle his bees late in the season 



scales into comb may afford a relief when it would be quite unsafe for the 



to her overwrought nerves. Or may- novice to meddle. The expert knows 



hap she, like some of her human the laws of bee life which he must 



sisters enjoys a little chewing gum. obey. We hope to present these laws 



Who knows? ' so clearly that the novice also may 



"The bee is not lazy, your state- do as the expert does. (M.) 



ments are erroneous," do I hear you 



THE RECENT NATIONAL 



say? Just go to the bee and see 

 for yourself. Spend hours at a time 



»t it, all night if you wish, and if ELECTION. 

 you go willing to learn you will be 



convinced of the truth of what I Dear Sir: We, the undersigned, 



have told you. (M.) have counted the votes cast for offi- 

 cers for the National Association for 

 1907, and the results are as follows: 



EXPERIENCE, THE TEACHER. whole number of votes cast for 



Allen Latham wrote regarding the President, 752, of which L. A. Aspin- 



condition of his bees on November wall received 403, M. A. Gill 340, and 



15th: "I think I never had my bees scattering 9 votes, 



in better all-round condition than they Whole number of votes cast for 



are this fall. I have gone the rounds Vice-President 797, of which Geo. E. 



of my hives three times seeking Hilton received 315, E. W. Alexander 



queens which were not up to the 299, W. H. Laws 179, and scattering 



mark. Never saw so much pollen at 4 votes. 



this season before. Big lumpy loads Whole number of votes cast for 

 of yellow pollen, possibly from witch retary 801, of which Jas. A. Green re- 

 hazel, ceives 436, George W York 306, W. Z. 



Drones began to fly early today. Hutchinson 56, and scattering 3 



There are still two or three colonies votes. 



which still retain their drones. I Whole number of votes cast for 



shall be interested to see whether they General Manager 807, all of them be- 



are alive in the spring. I once saw ing cast for N. E. France, 



drones fly in February, but they dis- Whole number of votes cast for 



appeared shortly after that. In that Directors 2283, of which G. M. Doo- 



case the colony was queenless while little receives 620, Jas. A Stone 515. 



