1901 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



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of fifty hives. Tlie cost of same without 

 the hives (simply an enclosed wagon with 

 proper fixings, shelves etc.) is said to be 

 SloO. In the same paper a swarm-trap 

 (net) is offered for sale at about 7.5 cents. 

 The trap is so constructed as to allow 

 free ingress and egress to the field-work- 

 ers, yet it secures the out-rushing swarm 

 or conducts it into a new hive, as 

 desired. 



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Reidenbach claims, in Gravoittorsts' B. 

 Z., that healthy combs develop formic 

 acid which in itself is a preventive of 

 foul brood. Old brood combs, in partic- 

 ular such as have not been regularly 

 used for breeding, also mouldy or filthy 

 combs, are condemned by him in the 

 strongest terms as breeders of foul 

 brood. 



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Use none but worker combs in the ex- 

 tracting supers. If a queen should stray 

 up the loss will then not be so serious. — 

 Gravenh. III. B. Z. 



Divish says, in III. Monatsbldtter, bees 

 do not freeze, but always starve first. 

 He has observed that bees often starve 

 with plenty of unaccessible honey in 

 their hive. He advises to never disturb 

 the bees after July but allow them to fix 

 things according to iheir own notions. 



New swarms are classified by Husten, 

 In Leipz. Bienea Zeituiig, as first swarms, 

 after swarms, virgin swarms and singer 

 swarms. A virgin swarm is one cast by 

 a young swarm of the same season. A 

 singer swarm is a first swarm with a 

 virgin queen. 



Fleishman says, in the same paper, 

 that it looks as if money lies around 

 loosely in America or else the people, 

 bee-keepers in particular, are easily 

 taken in. He refers to the long-tongued 

 queen trade, with S200 being paid for a 

 single specimen. 



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Germany and Austria support many 

 more bee journals than does America. 

 The reason for this is that the many dif- 

 ferent bee-keepers' organizations each 

 and all have their own official organ. In 

 consequence many of these papers have 

 a rather local character. 



The Scheswuj HoL^teiii B. Z. gives a 

 cure for corns. It is nothing more or 

 less than bee glue or propolis. Warm it 

 and spread a plaster. Apply it and leave 

 it on three or four days, when tlie corn 



is sufliciently softened up to be removed 

 with a knife without difficulty. 

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When Dzierzon celebrated his ninetieth 

 birthday not long since he received 

 twelve hundred postals and letters of 

 congratulations from the bee-keepers of 

 Germany. 



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The bee-keepers of Germany seem to 

 be of one mind as to how to load beehives 

 containing bees on vehicles. The frames 

 should stand parallel with the axle as 

 the greatest jolting is from side to side. 

 F. Greiner. 



AUSTRALIA. 



A few heads of millet tied together is 

 recommended for a bee brush by one 

 writer. 



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W. S. Pender has tested every type, 

 shape, color and disposition of the Italian 

 bee and one thing he has noted is that, 

 "the bees from a long, narrow-bodied 

 queen — a queen that indicates a want of 

 development in her ovaries — are never 

 producers of first-class honey gatherers; 

 whereas, queens that are blunt pointed 

 on the abdomen, something like a drone, 

 with a short abdomen, are always very 

 prolific and usually produce excellent 

 honey gatherers." Continuing he says: 

 "This shape of queen is obtained from 

 Italy reared queens and never from Am- 

 erican reared queens." 



A Mr. vScobie has noticed that nervous 

 bees are no good. "Quiet, well-behaved 

 bees were the best honey gatherers," 

 says he. 



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"You may take it as an axiom," says 

 the Bee Bulletin, "never to fuss with 

 and nurse weak colonies." What Brother 

 Tipper would have us do with them he 

 does not say. As the strong ones require 

 no fussing and nursing, then there is no 

 need of it at any time or under any con- 

 ditions in the apiary. 



Among the most simple remedies for 

 stings is honey itself. — Bulletin. 

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The present membership of the New 

 South Wales liee Farmers" Association 

 represents over 3,000 working hives. — 

 Bulletin. 



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The Australians are anxiously awaiting 

 the advent of an uncapping machine. 



