144 THE AMERICAN 



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If the leather on the smoker bel- 

 lows is hard and stiff, wash it with 

 soap and water until it is soft, then 



BEE-KEEPER. 



June, 



while it is still miost, rub in oil or 

 grease and it will work for another 

 season. (M). 



Save the small scraps of comb and 

 wax, they soon aggregate several 

 pounds in an apiary of twenty to 

 thirty colonies. (M). 



Are you going to raise a few 

 queens for yourself this year? In 

 the Northern states June is the best 

 time to do it, best anyway for all 

 but experts and professionals, and 

 easiest for them. (M). 



Not only has the New York State 

 Association of Bee-Keepers' Socie- 

 ties adopted The American Bee-Keep- 

 er as its official organ, but beginning 

 with the present number. The Bee- 

 Keeper also becomes the official or- 

 gan of the Colorado State Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association. 



If the supply men have "no ulterior 

 motives," no "axe to grind," why are 

 they So persistently striving to ob- 

 tain or retain control of bee-keepers* 

 societies throughout the country? 

 Their subtle use of well meaning but 

 guileless men is oft seen, while the 

 hand of the less scrupulous and more 

 crafty agent is frequently in evidence. 

 (M). 



In the article on "Winter Condi- 

 tions Within the Hive," which ap- 

 peared in the May issue, I should 

 have stated explicitly rather than by 

 inference, that the cluster tempera- 

 ture of 64 to 74 is in the absence of 

 brood. The presence of the latter is 

 accompanied by a minimum of 78 

 degrees to 80 degrees, and a maxi- 

 mum of about 90 degrees. (M.) 



We commend to your careful read- 

 ing the article in this issue by Prof. 

 Kuhlmann. While it is not on"practi- 

 cal bee culture" as that is cpmmonly 

 understood, it adds emphasis to the 

 oft reiterated lesson on the need of a 

 large population for large results. 

 The novice must make note of the 

 fact that the large population must be 

 coincident with the period of bloom 

 of the most honey yielding plants. 



(M). 



The successful apiarist of the future 

 must dispense with hunting for 



