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[For the American Bee Journal.] 



The Honey-Comb Emptying Machine. 



I made trial to-day of my just finished ma- 

 chine for emptying honey-combs, without in- 

 juring for further use ; and find that, when 

 properly employed, it full}'' answers the purpose 

 intended. I confidently expect, by means of 

 this machine, to increase my honey crop three- 

 fold next year. It will be found most advan- 

 tageous to extract the honey just when the bees 

 begin to seal it up in the cells ; though the cap- 

 ping can be readily removed by using a suitable 

 thin-bladed knife. It is best also to remove 

 the capping, at the start, from both sides of the 

 comb. While the combs are yet full and heavy, 

 the motion should not be very rapid ; and they 

 had better be turned at sbort intervals, till the 

 honey is partially discharged, and the weight 

 thus diminished. I have emptied, by the ma- 

 chine, both old combs and new, to my entire 

 satisfation, and without breaking or damaging 

 either. 



I understand that Messrs. Langstroth & Son 

 sell similar machines at twelve dollars each. 

 This I consider a very moderate price, if they 

 prove to be practically as serviceable as mine 

 has been. Mine cost me somewhat more, but 

 paid for its cost twice over in a single day. Ac- 

 cording to my estimate, under proper manage- 

 ment of an apiary, the combs are intrinsically 

 worth, to the bee-keeper, as much as the honey 

 they contain. 



W. Wolff. 



Jefferson, Wis., Aug. 10, 1868. 



[For the American Beo Journal.] 



The Honey-Emptier. 



This machine is the most useful invention 

 that has been made for bee-keepers, since the in- 

 troduction of movable frames. 



I made one of large size, to hold any frames 

 which were in my hives, and it does work like 

 a " charm." 



In addition to the praises of "Novice," I 

 would say it is good for those sending away 

 queens. I take frames with enough sealed hon- 

 ey in them, and. if there is too much I slice 

 a part, then give them a turn in the machine, 

 and it is impossible to get bees daubed with 

 honey, even if they go twelve hundred miles. 



Bees have done well here this year, though 

 not quite equal to last year. 



J. L. Hubbard. 



Walpole, N. n. 



In the British annual register for 1767, page 

 117, there is published an account of a petrified 

 bee hive found in the mountains of Siont, in 

 upper Egypt. Broken open it disclosed the 

 larva? of the bees in the cells, hard and solid, 

 and the bees themselves preserved like mum- 

 mies. What once was honey, was also found 

 in the cells. 



When the pirate promises masses and wax, 

 the vessel is in a bad plight. 



[For the American Bee Journal.] 



The Tulip Tree. 



Liriodendron tulipifera. 



This, one of the greatest honey-producing 

 trees in the world, richly deserves the attention 

 of apiculturists. 



Having been in the bee business for the last 

 three years, here, where this tree abounds, I 

 can testify as to its merits. The richness of the 

 honey harvest this season, while the tulip tree 

 was in bloom, was astonishing. My bees all 

 seemed to be in a poor condition in the early 

 part of the season, owing to the severe drouth 

 last fall and. the unfavorable weather in the 

 spring. However, during the period that this 

 tree was in bloom, they replenished their stores 

 very rapidly. Some of the colonies increased 

 in weight one hundred and fifty pounds each, 

 in the space of three weeks. 



The season of the year at which this tree 

 blooms adds greatly to its value as a honey pro- 

 ducing tree. It commences just after the fruit 

 trees are done blossoming, and continues on to 

 about the time the lindens come in. The blos- 

 soms, which are about the size of the garden 

 tulip, and of a mingled green and yellow color, 

 expand successively for three or four weeks. 

 The honey is a golden yellow, very thick and 

 of a rich flavor. 



Owing to its rapid growth, and its blossoming 

 at an early age, this beautiful tree would cer- 

 tainly be quite a valuable acquisition to the 

 groves, lawns, and door-yards of those engaged 

 in bee-culture where this tree does not exist. 



My own experience on the grand prairies 

 of the West give me every reason to believe 

 that it would succeed well on those fertile 

 plains, and would be the right tree, at the 

 right place, and in the right time for the honey 

 bee. 



As an ornamental tree it is magnificent, grow- 

 ing straight, with pyramidal top, heavy thick 

 foliage of large peculiarly shaped leaves ; and 

 on the end of nearly every twig the flowers or 

 blossoms appear. In a lumber point of view, it 

 is to us what the pine is to the North-West. 



J. S. Flory. 



Oak Hill, West Va. 



[For the American Bee Journal.] 



Moth Worms in Langstroth Hives. 



If moth worms are found in frame hives, 

 more especially in the Langstroth, it will be 

 seen on examination that the material has 

 shrunk since the hive was made ; and that the 

 frames touch the bottom of the hive. To get 

 rid of the worms, tack a half-inch strip under 

 the honey -board, and two strips for the frames 

 to rest on. This is a sure remedy. At least I 

 found it so, this spring. 



John M. Price. 



Buffalo Grove, Iowa. 



He that hath a head of wax, must not walk 

 in the sun. 



