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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



ed with life in the hive, the cells 

 must soon, if equally arranged, 

 take the form of six-sided prisms 

 terminated by Maraldi's pyramids, 

 even if the bees had globular or 

 conical bodies. 



Here Mullenhoff is rather in- 

 clined to assume that the general 

 bodily form of the Melipona, the 

 bee and the wasp,has been modified 

 by the arrangement of their cells. 



Note In connection with the soap-bubble 

 experiment to demonstrate the origin of the 

 cell of the hive bee, as exhibited at Syracuse, 

 I send you this paper as it appeared in the 

 "Journal of Science" for 1883 as deserving the 

 attention of your readers.— A. T. 



WINTERING BEES. 



By L. C. Root. 



The month of January has been 

 very changeable. The first half of 

 the month averages much milder 

 than is usual in this latitude. Such 

 seasons, I find very unfavorable for 

 successful wintering of bees, par- 

 ticularly in rooms above ground 

 which are subject to greater changes 

 of temperature with the variations 

 of atmosphere outside. 



I have never had bees leave the 

 hives as much during the month of 

 January as they have this season. 



From room A, I took three pecks, 

 and from room B, one half bushel. 

 The stocks weighed, Feb. 1st as 

 follows: No. 1, 79i lbs., No. 2, 

 49flbs.,No. 3, 601 lbs.. No. 4, 90 

 lbs.. No. 5, 37 lbs.. No. 6,106i lbs., 

 No. 10, 48 lbs., No. 11, 53 lbs. 



Temperature in room A varies 

 from 40° to 50°. In room B, from 

 35° to 55°. 



Mohaivk, N. T. 



A GUIDE TO 



THE BEST METHODS OF 



BEEKEEPING. 



By J. L. Christ. 



R. F. Holterman, Translator. 

 (Continued from p. 30, Vol. III.) 



Whether THE bees are situated 



THE better high OR LOW. 



The question suggest itself if the 

 bees are situated better high or 

 low? For manipulation of the 

 hive, placing under, dividing, etc., 

 it is certainly more convenient 

 when they are situated near the 

 ground, but they should not be less 

 than two feet from the ground. 

 High up, the bees are also, very 

 well placed ; and one may, if he has 

 otherwise no appropriate place, 

 let them fly from the roof of a 

 house or the upper story, if one 

 wishes to arrange it for that pur- 

 pose. They must then not be al- 

 lowed to swarm ; there must also 

 be no jarring work done in the 

 house. 



OP THE COVERED HIVE-STAND AND 

 ITS USE. 



I am now about to treat of the 

 bee-stand itself, which sliould be 

 particularly taken into considera- 

 tion ; a well arranged bee-stand is 

 of great use and profit for the bees 

 themselves as for their dwellings. 

 One can, of course, let these stand 

 separate, and for that purpose 

 oaken or cedar posts, particularly 

 the latter, should be charred at the 

 end which is to be put in the 

 ground so they will not rot so soon. 

 These posts put in the ground 

 should have upon them two boards 



