THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



Chas. F. Muth, of Cincinnati, 

 Ohio, some of his one-half pound 

 honey jars ; they are very fine and 

 should come into general use. 

 We are pleased to see, cast in the 

 glass, the words pxire honey. 



We have just received from Mr. 

 Charles Lake, of Baltimore, Md., 

 samples of his improved sections 

 which as one-piece sections are 

 very fine. The only objection (and 

 one which we think may be due to 

 the nature of the wood) is that 

 some of them appeared somewhat 

 brittle in bending. It is a wonder 

 that such good sections can be 

 made so cheaply. 



We have just received from Mr. 

 Charles Dadant «fe Son, of Hamil- 

 ton, 111., some very fine samples 

 of comb foundation, the thin for 

 the surplus boxes being very deli- 

 cate ; the base of tlie worker 

 foundation was thin, while the side 

 walls contained considerable wax 

 and were quite high. 



We shall be able to supply extra 

 copies of this number for twenty- 

 five cents each, which will, we 

 think, be a fair price for it. 



Mr. W. H. Norton, of North 

 Madison, Me., has kindly sent us 

 one of his new division-board 

 feeders, which is at once so simple 

 and complete as to be of value 

 both to the novice and expert. 

 One who does not care to disturb 

 the bees while feeding them will 

 find this feeder a good one. It 

 answers equally well both for slow 

 and rapid feeding. It certainly is 

 a most ingenious and valuable ad- 

 dition to our implements. 



CON VENTION NO TE. 

 Thk annual meeting of the New 

 Jersey and Eastern Beekeepers' Asso- 

 ciation for the election of officers and 

 other business, will be held in the city 

 of New York, at Room 24 Cooper 

 Union, beginning Wednesday March 12 

 at 10 o'clo'ck A. M., and continuing two 

 days. 



J. Hasbrouck, Sec'ii. 



QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 



[The following questions will be an- 

 swered in uext number.] 



questions by g. w. demauee. 



1. Do bees under the swarming im- 

 pulse prepare themselves in advance for 

 the work of comb building? If so, 

 when compared with a colony that is 

 permitted to utilize this accumulated 

 force by building their combs from mere 

 guides or starters, what is the probable 

 loss on this account when hived on full 

 sheets of foundation? 



2. If two swarms of like size aud con- 

 dition are hived on the same day, the 

 one on full sheets of foundation, and 

 the other on empty frames with mere 

 strips of foundation for guides, what 

 will be their relative condition at the 

 termination often days, both colonies 

 receiving the same treatment as to the 

 surplus arrangements? 



3. "When sections filled with sheets 

 of very thin foundation are given to 

 bees do they always utilize the whole 

 surface of the sheet as a septum to 

 the combs, or do they sometimes trim 

 down the sheet and convert it into a 

 mere " starter, "from which the comb 

 is Iniilt iu the natural way? 



4. In uniting bees, have you derived 

 any benefit from the use of aromatic 

 drugs, suchas peppermint, etc. 



5. After removing the queens and all 

 the brood from strong colonies I have 

 seen a few cases in which the bees 

 fought and murdered each other to au 

 alarming extent. Have you ever had 

 such an experience, and to what cause 

 do you attribute such behavior? 



questions by dh. c. c. miller. 

 G. How soon after comb honey is 

 taken from the hives should it be brim- 

 stoned to kill the larvae of the bee 

 moth? 



7. llovv many subsequent fumiga- 

 tions are necessary and at what inter- 

 vals? 



question by MR. TEFFT. 



8. Will virgin queens that have been 

 wintered through be able to mate and 

 produce worker eggs, and will they be 

 good for anything? 



QUKSnON BY R. M. STEVENSON. 



0. What is the best case or rack for 

 surplus boxes, to put over the brood 

 iiest storing comb honey? 



QUESTION BY CHAS. GROOM. 



10, Will a colony of bees work just 

 as well, when deprived of their queen 

 to prevent swarming? 



