1900 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



87 



The Boy in the Apiary. 



Beginners in bee-keeping appear to find greater pleasure in a search for the queen than in any other 

 practice in the apiary. When a boy gets his first hive of bees and has mustered sufficient confidence and 

 courage to open a hive and "find a queen,'' without assistance, he is very much inclined to regard him- 

 self as well advanced in the modern art of apiculture. If he chances to see the veteran manipulating a 

 hive, "he's looking for the queen," comes the soul-absorbing thought immediately, and he begins to 

 scan the combs for this central object of his childish interest. If he gets his eyes upon her he will not 

 fail to promptly acquaint all present with the fact , it not by some quick movement resulting in several 

 stings and a good lesson for himself by a very emphatic "Oh, here she is ; ain't she a big fellow! " 



"HERE SHE IS!" 



Were it not for the fact that a few years hence all the responsibilities of thebee-keeping in- 

 dustry will rest upon these young queen-hunters, we should not hesitate to classify them under the head 

 of "Nuisances in the Apiary;" but we are, by reason of thatfact, bound to not only endure the nuisance (?) 

 but to encourage the interest, that they may grow up familiar with general matters relating to the culti- 

 vation of bees. Give the boy a colony of bees, and stimulate his interest in their care by allowing him 

 the profits of his stock. 



WIRE-SCREEN SEPARATORS, ETC. 



Some Seasonable Suggestions in Re- 

 gard to a New Disease— Milk Feeding. 



BY F. GBEIKEK. 



THERE are but few comb-honey 

 producers at the present day who 

 do not use separators in their 

 supers. A strictly fancy article cannot 

 be produced on a large scale without 



them ; the bee-keepers of America de- 

 cided that point many years ago. It 

 was also settled beyond a doubt (?) that 

 the loss of honey occurring from dividing 

 supers into so many small chambers, 

 was insignificant; in fact, I have some- 

 times thought that there was an actual 

 gain in "finished honey." In an open 

 super more combs would often be start- 

 ed than in one with separators, but none 

 would be finished, while in the latter 



