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be), but first make one new colony; 

 then as soon as that is In good condition, 

 make another out of the two ; then a 

 little later make another out of the same 

 two, or out of the three, and so on, never 

 reducing any one of them so much as to 

 endanger them if the harvest should 

 close any day. 



Moving' Bees a "Long Distance. 



1. Which is the best time of year to 

 ship bifees, if shipped as late as Novem- 

 ber, or as early as March ? 



2. Should they have ventilation at the 

 top and at both ends of the hive ? 



3. Will it do to ship In unwired 

 frames as far as from Illinois to New 

 Mexico or Colorado by freight ? And 

 how should they be prepared? 



Carpenter, Ills. Edw. E. Smith. 



Answer. — 1. Probably in March, un- 

 less so warm that they can have a good 

 flight after shipping in November. 



2. They are not likely to be hurt by 

 too much ventilation ; but whether they 

 need ventilation at more than one place, 

 depends upon how much ventilation they 

 have at that one place. So early as 

 March a much less amount is needed 

 than later in the season, 12 to 20 

 square inches being perhaps sufficient. 



3. Unwired frames are all right if the 

 combs are not too new, unless in excep- 

 tional cases where they are not attached 

 to the bottom-bar, or to the greater part 

 of the end-bars. Particulars as to prep- 

 aration for shipment depend somewhat 

 on the kind of hive ; the main thing in 

 all cases being to have the frames fast- 

 ened in some way so they will remain 

 firmly in place, plenty of ventilation so 

 given that it is not likely to be closed up 

 in the car, and sponges of water to pro- 



, vide against thirst. 



" Condensed "Vie-w of Current 

 Bee-Writing" is the heading of anew 

 department begun in the February Re- 

 view, conducted by Mr. E. E. Hasty. If 

 confined to apicultural ideas and things, 

 this new addition to the contents of the 

 Review will prove very interesting as 

 well as profitable to all its readers. We 

 believe, with Bro. Hutchinson's usual 

 carefulness in selecting matter for pub- 

 lication, nothing will appear that may 

 not be distinguished from mere " hasty 

 pudding." Of course ive expect to come 

 in for a share of kindly criticism, and 

 hope to be able to have something in 

 each number of the Bee Journal worthy 

 the "view" of a "condenser." 



Planting^ to Increase the Ran^e 

 of Bee-Pasturase. 



Query 863.— What would you advise a bee- 

 keeper to plant for honey, in order to profit- 

 ably Increase his range of bee-pasturage ? — 

 Bee-Lover. 



Out-apiaries. — J. H. Larrabee. 



Alfalfa or buckwheat. — Will M. 

 Barnum. 



White clover, Alsike clover, and sweet 

 clover. — Jas. A. Stone. 



It does not pay to plant for honey 

 alone.— Dadant & Son. 



If you own the land, plant Alsike 

 clover. — H. D. Cutting. 



Clover and buckwheat, in my locality 

 (Neb). — Mrs. J. N. Heater. 



In this section (Ills.), linden trees and 

 Alsike clover. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



Basswood trees, if he is young ; buck- 

 wheat, if he is old. — S. I. Freeborn. 



Plant nothing especially for honey, 

 unless it be in waste places. — Eugene 

 Secor. 



I would not advise the planting of 

 anything for the honey alone. — A. B. 

 Mason. 



For honey alone, I should say sweet 

 clover ; for honey and hay, Alsike clover. 

 — C. H. Dibbern. 



Nothing, unless for other purposes 

 than honey he is inclined to "raise Alsike 

 clover. — E,. L. Taylor. 



Buckwheat, Alsike clover, white 

 clover, and raspberries for this climate. 

 (N. Y.)— P. H. Elwood. 



It will not pay to plant anything solely 

 for honey. Alsike clover is good for 

 honey, pasturage, and hay. — M. Mahin. 



I know of nothing that I would advise, 

 except to sow sweet clover and plants of 

 similar habits in waste places. — James 

 A. Green. 



