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her from a frame she was occupying, 

 as I wished the frame to place in an- 

 other hive for tlie purpose of rearing 

 queen cells. She became excited up- 

 on touching her and resisted my re- 

 moving her and clinging with the 

 hooks of her feet to tlie top of the 

 cells, she was not easily removed, and 

 the resistance was so great I think 

 the base of the wings was slightly 

 detached from the body, which re- 

 sulted in a permanent injur}^ She 

 was scarcely one year old and up 

 to this time very prolific. She laid 

 but few eggs afterwards, and the bees 

 recognizing the situation began the 

 construction of queen cells before she 

 died, which was in three or four days. 

 Since this accident I have quit catch- 

 ing hold of the wings for removal. 

 Murfreesboro, Tenn. 



Apiculturist notes and comments. 



Dr. Tinker. 



The cellar so far this winter up to 

 Jan 13 has proved a mighty poor place 

 for bees. 



The new Dibbern bee-escape for 

 quickly getting bees out of sections 

 and extracting supers is believed to 

 be a success. 



President R. L. Taylor is on rec- 

 ord as saying that queen-traps "were 

 a great help to him." This is valua- 

 ble testimony in favor of Mr. Alley's 

 queen-trap. 



At the Michigan Convention Mr. 

 A. I. Root said that "the open side 

 sections were a good thing, and the 

 samples on exhibition filled with hon- 

 ey carried great weight." They were 

 the four-piece white poplar. 



At the late International Conven- 

 tion, the current of opinion was large- 

 ly in favor of cellar wintering and 

 single-walled hives, but it was not 

 shown to be safer than in well con- 

 structed double-walled hives. 



It is pleasing to note that the Mich- 

 igan Convention decided by a large 

 majority in favor of spring protection 

 for bees. The writer is on record as 

 saying that ten pounds of stores are 

 saved to every colony by protection 

 in spring brooding ; besides, we are 

 able to secure one-third more brood 

 and bees to the colony by June 1, 

 than in single-walled hives. 



This is good reasoning, we have long contended 

 that winter packing- of bees was of no account, 

 and that in the spring was the proper time to 

 paoli, bees. Those beekeepers so far behind the 

 times will catch up one of these days.— Eu.] 



Mr. H. D. Cutting in an essay read 

 at the convention said "I am opposed 

 to the use of basswood for sections, 

 for several reasons. It is like killing 

 the goose that lays the golden egg." 

 So say Messrs. H. R. Boardman, 

 A. E. Manum and many other lead- 

 ing beekeepers. Every word of that 

 able essay against destruction of bass- 

 wood timber should meet with ap- 

 proval. 



New Philadelphia^ Ohio. 



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Conducted by E. L. Pratt. 



Queen-breeding is 'fast becoming an 

 enormous pursuit in itself. 



The Carniolans are not stingless 

 but they are pretty near non-stinging 

 when pure. 



Correct.— Ed.] 



Can Brother Robinson produce that 

 letter from Rev. L. L. Langstroth, on 

 " first sending queens by mail." 



We do not believe he can as Mr. L. was not the 

 first person who shipped bees by mail -Ed.] 



Having just a few drones present in 

 nuclei hives containing virgin queens 

 helps along an early wedding tour. 



Why do we not guarantee safe ar- 

 rival to the Pacific States. I believe I 

 shall do so to every state in the union. 



We liave always guaranteed safe arrival to all 

 places in the United States and Canada.— Ed.] 



