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^n the centre of the brood nest as 

 they are needed, but be careful not 

 to spread the brood so that it will 

 be neglected and chilled. We know 

 by experience this method of build- 

 ing up is sure and a great " medi- 

 cine" for spring dwindling. Just as 

 soon as the bees begin to fly out in 

 search of pollen and water, supply 

 them with thin sugar syrup, fed 

 to them in such -way as to keep 

 them at home. Bees must have wa- 

 ter and if not supplied to them in 

 early spring, they will perish by 

 thousands in their endeavors to ob- 

 tain it. 



In conclusion we would say, pre- 

 pare well beforehand for the com- 

 ing season's work ; keep the bees 

 warm and snug ; be prepared to 

 devote your wliole attention, if nec- 

 essary, to the bees when they begin 

 to fly. 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



We have just received from 

 Messrs. Thurber, Why land & Co., 

 a jar of their " best comb honey," 

 or at least the lable on the outside 

 reads ''Tluirber's best comb honey." 

 The jar and its contents certainly 

 look enticing, and were it not an 

 adulteration we should heartily 

 recommend it. The contents con- 

 sist of several pieces of comb 

 honey surrounded with a liquid, 

 composed of glucose and honey. 

 On the top of the jar under a glass 

 cap and printed in small type there 

 is a statement that the liquid sur- 

 rounding the comb is saturated 

 with corn syrup (glucose). We 

 would suggest that the label on 

 the front of the jar (which should 

 represent the contents of the same) 

 read as follows : " Thurber's pre- 

 pared Glucose and Honey," but 

 then the honey would not sell ; 

 then sell only pure honey. We 

 were both surprised and pained 

 when reading the Februar}- number 

 of " Gleanings" to find that its 



editor had endorsed the position of 

 Messrs. Thurber, Whyland & Co. 



We quote as follows : " Now, 

 if the corn syrup is nice, without 

 any sulphuric acid about it (and I 

 guess the Thurbers are equal to 

 the task of furnishing pure and 

 wholesome foods of almost any 

 description) I do not see what is 

 the harm if people want to buy it 

 so. Comb honey in the glass jars 

 must have something surrounding 

 it that won't candy if it is to be a 

 success." It would not be sur- 

 prising to us to read in " Glean- 

 ings" at some early date the fol- 

 lowing notice, viz. : " we have just 

 received a first-class lot of nice 

 corn syrup free from snl2)Jmric acid 

 for the use of beekeepers in pre- 

 venting the granulation of honey." 

 But we hope that no beekeeper 

 will ever commit so great an act of 

 folly as to adulterate his honey, as 

 it would result in ruin to our honey 

 market. The bitter experience 

 that the beekeepers have had with 

 grajye sugar should caution them 

 against experimenting with glu- 

 cose. 



Messrs. George W. Stanley & 

 Bro., of Wyoming, inform us that 

 they have just completed a perfect 

 four-comb honey extractor which 

 is so arranged that the honey can 

 be extracted from both sides of 

 the combs bj'^ simply reversing the 

 motion. We have needed just such 

 a one for a long time, and Messrs. 

 Stanley & Bro. have conferred a 

 boon on apiculture if their ex- 

 tractor is all that is claimed for it. 

 We hope soon to publish an illus- 

 trated description of it. 



Mr. J. D. Goodrich, of East 

 Hardwick, Vt., has sent to us, for 

 our museum, samples of his hive, 

 comb honey-rack, etc. If all of 

 his work is done as accurately and 

 is of as good material as the sam- 

 ples sent, it must give entire sat- 

 isfaction. 



We have just received from Mr. 



