THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



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uiolan (Ulceus do not duplicate them- 

 selves, we think. 



The above is our experience with 

 the gray and yellow Carniolans. Let 

 others give their experience. 

 Yours, Art ., 



F. A. LOCKHART & Co. 

 Lake George, J\ r . Y., June 11, '61, 



W. T. Falconer Mfg Co., Gentle- 

 men: The g Is ordered of you were 



received in fine condition, and were 

 first class in every respect. I never 

 bought nicer hives than your dovetail- 

 ed hives are. They can't be beaten in 

 workmanship and material. 

 Yours truly, 



J. B Brands, P. M 



Warrington, N. J., May 28, 1891. 



En. Am. Bee-Keeper: Please let 

 me know through the Bee-Keeper 

 what ails bees when they get black 

 and glisten, and finally their bodies 

 become shrunken and pointed wings 

 hall gone. Also, why the bees drag 

 them out and gather at the entrance 

 and on the alighting board and pull 

 and haul at them ? I> it a disease ? It 

 attacked the bees in this neighborhood 

 last year. If it is not a disease it is a 

 very great detriment, for I los: two 

 -warms this winter so affected. They 

 seem to die without cause. 



W. 1). MELICK. 



Sainbury, Pa., May 23, '91. 



[We do not think the difficulty you 

 have experienced can be regarded as 

 a disease. The bees with black, shin- 

 ing and shrunken bodies are evidently 

 old bees which are dying of old Hge, 

 and the live bees of course carry them 

 out of the hives. The cause of there 

 being so many more old bees last win- 

 ter was the fall flow of honey stopped 

 quite early, consequently the bees 

 stopped breeding earlier than usual. 



The trouble you have does not occur 

 when there is a late fall flow of honey 

 so that bees can keep breeding until 

 cold weather. Perhaps the black, 

 shiny bees are robbers.] 



W. T. Falconer Mfg Co., Gentle- 

 men: Inclosed find check to balance 

 my account. The goods arrived in 

 good shape and are the most perfect 

 we have ever bought. Yours, &c, 

 1 1 rr.BKu. A Potter. 



Clayville, N. P., May 28, 1891. 



Ed. Am. Bee-Kekper: 1 have just 

 been leading the Bee-Keeper this 

 morning, and find it to be just the 

 paper for beginners. I noticed what 

 M. PI. DeWitt .-ays in regard to arti- 

 ficial increase' : to be slow about it ; 

 and also thai Mrs, S. E. Sherman say : 

 ''Don't begin on too large a scale. 

 Get one or two colonies, etc." Begin- 

 ners generally make too large ealcula- 

 sions only to have their hopes soon 

 blighted. This is my experience. 



About three years ago I came to the 

 conclusion that I would try the bee- 

 keeping business. I went to a man 

 that had both Italians and blacks. He 

 showed me a hive of Italians, the low- 

 er story of which was pretty well filled 

 with bees and comb. He asked me 

 810.00 for the hive and swarm. I 

 thought it was pretty high, but told 

 him I would let him know during that 

 week. After thinking the matter over 

 a dav or two I concluded to take the 

 bees and notified him to have the hive 

 ready forme by Saturday morning as 

 I would take it home that day. When 

 I went after it he had it all closed up, 

 1 [iaid him the $10.00 and took my 

 Italian bees home to go into the bee 

 business. When I reached home I 

 took oil' the cover to see if the frames 

 were all in place, and behold there 



