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these bees were in destitute circum- 

 stances, with plenty of honey in the 

 hives. 



To remedy this condition of affairs, I 

 uncapped some of the sealed honey di- 

 rectly over the bees. I then warmed up 

 the hives, by putting hot rocks on the 

 quilt that covered the frames. This 

 moved the cluster up on the combs so 

 they could have access to the honey, and 

 they came through all right. 



I send these hints to the Bee Journal 

 simply to remind some bee-keeper, who 

 is not well up with the times, of what he 

 is liable to suiler. 



From what has come under ray own 

 observation during very long cold spells, 

 together with what I have read about 

 wintering bees in the North, I am led 

 to the belief that a great many bees die 

 for the want of food. 



C. B. Bankston. 



Chriesman, Tex., Jan. 30. 



Queens Uninjured in Mailing. 



Mrs. Atchley:— I see on page 44 

 that you have taken issue against Mr. 

 Faylor's saying that no queens are any 

 good after being transported through 

 the mails. I will only say, so far as my 

 own experience goes, that I have bought 

 queens from many queen-breeders in 

 this country — some from Massachusetts, 

 some from Texas, and many other 

 places, and have never received a queen 

 in bad condition. They have been pro- 

 lific and long-lived. The queens of some 

 of the best colonies I have came through 

 the mails. I rear hundreds of queens, 

 but none of them are better than some I 

 get through the mails. 



Bockville, Mo. W. A. McGee. 



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Space to Preyeiit Burr anl Brace Cooite 



Query 911.— 1. What is the correct space 

 between the top-bars, so that the least or no 

 brace-combs are built? 2. What is the cor- 

 rect space between the tops of the frames and 

 the upper hive-story, so that the least or no 

 burr-combs are built ?— Minn. 



% of an inch. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



1 and 2. About Jit inch. — A.B.Mason. 



1. U inch. 2. H inch.— P. H. El- 

 wood. 



1. B/IQ to ^ of an inch. — Eugene 

 Secor. 



1 and 2. 3€ of an inch. — J. M. Ham- 



BAU6H. 



1. }{ inch. 2. Ji inch is exact. — J. 

 H. Larrabee. 



1 and 2. About X inch in both cases. 

 — R. L. Taylor. 



Probably a bee-space — % of an inch. 

 — Will M. Barnum. 



1. 7/16 of an inch. 2. 5/16 of an 

 inch. — G. M. Doolittle. 



I get plenty of brace-combs regardless 

 of conditions. — M. Mahin. 



1. ^ inch. 2. }i inch, or perhaps 

 hardly that. — C. C. Miller. 



1. 1}4 inches from center to center. 

 2. % inch. — S. I. Freeborn. 



1. From }i to % of an inch. 2. About 

 Ji of an inch. — J. P. H. Brown. 



1 and 2. The orthodox bee-space, 

 scant % of an inch. — A. J. Cook. 



1. I suppose about }4 of an inch. 2. 

 About M of an inch. — E. France. 



}4 inch is about the correct answer to 

 both questions. — Emerson T. Abbott. 



X of an inch to both questions, pro- 

 vided this distance remains invariable. — 

 J. A. Green. 



We do not care for brace-combs. They 

 are helpful in winter. See our answer 

 to Query 903. — Dadant & Son. 



1. There is no doubt that H inch is 

 the correct space. 2. The correct space 

 here also Is J^ Inch, and no more is 



