THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



Ill disposition in bees is needless 

 when gentle stock ca-n be had for the 

 same money. Stings do not gather 

 honey, by any means. 



Always welcome visitors to yonr 

 yard. Give them the benefit of your 

 discoveries, for it may help to further 

 the interest of apiculture. 



I believe that untested queens will 

 be among things of the past very 

 soon. Even now, many breeders are 

 guaranteeing purely mated queens. 



I am now testing a new winter 

 feeder that will admit the use of liq- 

 uid food during midwinter ; shall re- 

 port later on the success of the imple- 

 ment. 



What a wonderful hardy race of 

 bees the Carniolans are. Just think 

 of shipping them by mail in Novem- 

 ber and December as far north as 

 New Hampshire and New York. 



Fill the orders promptly or offer to 

 return the money. If a proper ex- 

 planation of your difficulty is not 

 taken in good part put the man down 

 as a "•chronic kicker" with whom you 

 cannot afford to deal. 



Unpleasant weather is the most dis- 

 couraging thing a queen-breeder has 

 to bear. 



What folly to suppose that weather 

 can be " custom made." Purchasers 

 of queens should be reasonably pa- 

 tient during inclement weather. 



I shall use my new electric attach- 

 ment to nuclei hives for the first time 

 during the season of 1890. This ap- 

 pliance will open any number of en- 

 trances automatically at any minute 

 of the day desired ; shall endeavor to 

 fully illustrate and explain this ap- 

 paratus to the readers of the Api. 



If worker bees have the power to 

 change the common larva from an im- 



perfect female to a perfect one, why 

 do they not to a certain extent influ- 

 ence all larva fed by them in their 

 good or bad traits, as the case may 

 be? After reading that excellent pro- 

 duction of Mr. R. A. Grimshaw, as 

 read at tiie British convention, I am 

 rather inclined to take a little stock 

 in the theory. 



Marlboro, Mass. 



liftings in Bee Culture. 



CONDUCTED BY M. A. KELLEY. 



Periodicals for review, excliaiiges and corre- 

 siiondenc.e intended tor tliis department sliould 

 be addressed to 



M. A. Keli.ey, 



Milton, \Y. Va. 



Hutchinson's " baby" is the most 

 robust and sprightly youngster in all 

 bee-journaldom. 



Mailing bees by the pound is one 

 of the latest " bones of contention." 

 Do not " monkey with the bu^z-saw." 



Mr, Doolittle's remedy for stings: 

 groan and bear it. Mine: spit on it; 

 keep it wet with saliva for a little 

 while. 



The standing frame seems to be 

 gaining in favor at the expense of 

 what some one has called the " rattle 

 box hive." 



Barrel staves nailed on two short 

 pieces make good shade boards. I 

 have been using them for years and 

 find them neat, cheap and handy. 



The value of apicultural facts sliould 

 be determined by their usefulness. A 

 fact may be useful even if "• known 

 years ago" or " found in our back 

 numbers." 



A "section" out of a mower sickle is 

 a handy thing to have in the apiary. 

 It will answer at times as a scraper 



