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some queen breeders advertise old 

 brood frames comb for sale at ten cents 

 each (Mr. lleddon I believe) why is it 

 they have these surplus combs on hand ? 

 Do they take that way of renewing the 

 combs in the brood-chamber often and 

 disposing of the old ones? Does Doc- 

 tor Miller do the same, and is he afraid 

 that his market for old brood combs 

 may be upset if the readers of the Api 

 get posted? Calvin W. Smith. 



lVe//es/ey Hills, Mass. 



THE BAY STATE HIVE. 



Perusal of the March number of the 

 Api, just in, suggested a question per- 

 haps at some time thought of by other 

 readers, in regard to the JJay State Hive, 

 which to say the least has novel feat- 

 ures. After I had that pleasant call in 

 Wenham at the Bay State Apiary and 

 remarked then, and later in travelling 

 westward, how much the temperature 

 was modified there by the sea air, I 

 wondered how successfully air space 

 protects a colony when mercury goes 

 from 5° to 20° lower than by the sea. 

 Reports from experimenters in all loca- 

 tions only can decide. If air space is 

 protection from 15°, 20° and lower, all 

 hail the innovation, though it may add 

 to the summer litter of the storehouse. 

 Apiary work is called light because the 

 fixtures in general are not bulky, but the 

 unit of weight after a day's lifting among 

 bees, in one mass, would call for tlie 

 arm of a Milo. A day's work with a 

 I inch hive might not be so astounding, 

 we will all welcome it if it can endure 

 securely the sharp fingers of winter, 

 cold and intense as recently in Vermont. 



The March Api, as always, was ap- 

 preciated for its brief and direct bee- 

 wisdom. We think we shall have to 

 introduce a little blood this summer 

 from that renowned queen of yours, the 

 "mother of nations." F. H. Dewey. 



WestfichU Mass. 



KAMMLEIl'S VISIT TO THE BAY 

 STATE APIARY. 



We reluctantly bade our Rhode Isl- 

 and friends good-by, and sped on our 

 way toward the Bay State Apiary. Our 

 route conducted us through the city of 

 Boston, and here our patriotic blood 

 became so stirred up that we lost our 

 reckoning. But Boston people have 

 erected a massive stone tower on Bun- 

 ker Hill, where the traveler can climb up 

 294 steps and get a wide view. This view 

 enabled us to get our reckoning again 

 in a manner highly satisfactory. We 

 immediately ran down stairs and followed 

 our reckoning and were safely landed 

 in Wenham, about 1 1 o'clock. A street- 

 car was standing near, and an inquiry 



BUNKET^ nil.L MONUMENT; THE RAMBLKR 

 GETTING HIS EYE ON HENRY ALLEY. 



elicited the information that Mr. Alley 

 lived half a mile from the depot. We 

 journeyed by street-car until the con- 

 ductor pointed out the residence of our 

 friend, and we were soon exchanging 

 our identity with Bro. Alley. Our iden- 

 tity seemed to be satisfactory, and we 

 were invited to rest a while in his den, 

 and we gratefully accepted a rocking- 

 chair. We found Bro. A. just giving 



