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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



Novcmher 



upper piece; for tlic lower piece, every 

 tliird time witli tlie same mixture and 

 two other times witli a mixture of one- 

 third lionrn' and two-thirds water and a 

 little alcohol. Tliis formula is given by 

 Mr. P. Peloux, in the Revue Intertm- 

 tiouale. These same mixtures could be 

 used for mills as well. The above does 

 not mean that the pres-<es or molds g-ive 

 better results tlian the mills. In Europe 

 a great portion of the foundation made 

 on mills by manufacturers is adulterated 

 with paralfine, and in very warm weather 

 the combs thus made are apt to melt and 

 fall down, so many apiarists use a 

 press and work their own wax. Fur- 

 thermore, there is hardly any section 

 honey produced and the home-made 

 foundation, rough as it may be, will do 

 very well for brood-nest and extracting 

 CO nibs. 



Some apiculturists of the sourthern 

 portion of Switzerland keep one or more 

 hives on scales and report regularly to 

 the Revue Interndtiotiale. The four 

 highest daily increases reported are 

 respectively !.'> lbs., 10 oz.; 12 lbs., 9 oz. ; 

 12 lbs. and 11 lbs., 4 oz. The four high- 

 est increases during the month of June, 

 1901, were 157 lbs., 75 lbs., 69 and (38 lbs. 

 The first figure is so much above the 

 others that I suspect a misprint; the 

 more so because the highest daily in- 

 crease for the same hive during that 

 month was only 13 lbs.. 5 oz. These daily 

 weighings are somewhat misleading. 

 The nectar brought during the day is not 

 evaporated or reduced at once, so really 

 the increase shown for the day is nectar 

 rather than honey. The increase for 

 a week or a month is honey except for 

 the last two or perhaps three days, and 

 the variation in amount of brood and 

 bees. 



Another point insisted on by all the 

 European writers is to keep up brood- 

 rearing until late in the Fall, even feeding 

 for that purpose- if necessary. They say 

 the colonies with numerous strong', 

 young bees are those that build up suc- 

 cessfully in the Spring. The old, more 

 or less worn-ont bees may live through 

 the Winter, but die in the Spring before 

 having done much work. 



Dr. C. Moulin, in Revue Inteitiatlonale 

 gives the following medical recipes: 



For colds, sore throat etc.. a syrup 

 made with two pounds iioney, one-half 

 pound water, and fifty drops essence of 

 vHicalyptus. Take a spoonful in a glass 



of wann water several times a day. 



For indigestion, the same as above 

 except that instead of essence of euca- 

 lyptus, eighty drops of alcohol of menthe 

 are used. Taken the same way, but as 

 often as desirable, until relieved. 



For cold or inflammation in the eyes, 

 mix equal paits of honey aiul rose water. 

 Apply night and morning. 



For bruises, cuts etc., a salve of three 

 paits wax, two of propolis and five of 

 liouey. The formic acid of the honey 

 and the propolis are both antiseptic. 



GERMANY. 



Two new plants, or rather, new va- 

 rieties of plants have lately been pro- 

 duced in Germany. Both are highly 

 valuable for honey. One is the hairy 

 vetch. Vetches generally are cultivated 

 to a certain extent in Europe. All vari- 

 eties are hardy. Some are sown early 

 in the Spring, others in the Fall. The 

 Spring varieties can also be sown in the 

 Summer for late crops. They are all 

 valuable for hay, grain, or to be turned 

 under for manure. They occupy in cold 

 climates the place of cow peas in South- 

 ern countries. The other is a new vari- 

 ety of white clover called Colossal Ladi- 

 no. The size of the flowers and leaves, 

 and also the height of the plant are 

 nearly twice those of the ordinary white 

 clover. Besides furnishing a consider- 

 able amount of nectar, it grows large 

 enough to be mown to advantage. 

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From the Ru Cher Beige: Papa — "John- 

 ny, you are lazy. See the bees, how they 

 work from daylight till night."' Johnny 

 — "I would work. too. if I had as much 

 hone to eat as they have." 



AiiRiA.v Getaz. 



How disappointment tracks the steps of 

 hope.— Landon. 



Honey in the Statue. 



The heroic equestiian statue of Rob- 

 ert E. Le«'. in Richmond. Va., is believed 

 to have hundreds of pounds of honey 

 con .-ealed inside of it. For months bees 

 have been going in and out of the part- 

 ed lips of both the human and the animal 

 figure. The insects were first seen there 

 last summer, and doubtless have been 

 making lioncy ever since. There is no 

 way to get inside either figure without 

 doing irreparable damage, but fear is 

 entertained that vandal hands may make 

 the attempt.— I>cf/-oi7 Free Prcs.s. 



