THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Sundry Items. 



Introducing Queens. — Having more ex- 

 perience in introducing queens as recom- 

 mended by me in October Journal, I would 

 advise not to release hxtc in the season, 

 especially in cool weather. 



Packing Hives for Winter. — I have 

 packed some hives to winter on summer 

 stands, as follows : Of stuff inch wide by 

 quarter inch thick, I cut off lengths so as to 

 make frame, four pieces for a frame, the 

 outside dimensions of which are same as the 

 side walls and top of brood chamber. These 

 skeletons were covered with coffee sacking, 

 and when ready to pack, I removed the 

 wooden sidewalls and top of brood chamber 

 altogether, replacing with those just de- 

 scribed, and then filled in all around and on 

 top with straw. I am confident this will 

 avoid all moisture, and be much warmer — 

 the two most essential points to be gained, 

 for successful out door wintering. 



Now if any who chance to read these 

 lines, have bees in single walls to winter on 

 summer stands, having done nothing hy way 

 of protection, I would say, Try a few hives 

 as follows : Make a frame and cover it with 

 sacking as above described, that will fit 

 snugly inside of cap, fill cap with straw and 

 press the frame down upon it, having put 

 the side to which the sacking is fastened to 

 frame next to the straw. Remove the honey- 

 board, and replace the cap on hive. Now 

 set the hive one side, and place on the stand 

 a dry goods box, several inches larger all 

 round than the hive, with the open side 

 facing the same way as the front of the hive. 

 Fill in the back side of the box with straw, 

 and set the hive in the box, and fill in both 

 sides with straw. If your bees dont come 

 out in Spring in better condition, on less 

 honey eo?isiinied, tell us all about it in the 

 Journal. 



This brings us to consider Novice's allu- 

 sion to us in November Journal, on " Out- 

 door wintering," in regard to which he has 

 heretofore expressed himself, as follows : 

 "We should give them no protection whatev- 

 er, unless it be from the wind ; but should 

 endeavour to have them receive all the sun 

 possible." One of Novice's correspondents 

 writes, "that in this climate, out door, with- 

 out protection is very unsafe," to which 

 Novice adds, " We have been obliged to 

 come to the same conclusion in regard to 

 out-door wintering." What conclusion, 



Novice ? Why, that out-door wintering, 

 without protection, is very unsafe. That is 

 plain enough without "pursuing our read- 

 ing any farther," as we do not think the 

 statement about the sunshine alters the 

 meaning of the above at all. 



In giving our views we have always con- 

 fined ourself to the subject in hand, viz., 

 "Wintering on Summer Stand," and not as 

 Novice generally does, shift it to "Winter- 

 ing in Special Depositories." 



In the report of the Kansas State Bee- 

 keepers' Association, we find the following 

 assertions by Mr. Meador : In speaking of 

 the queen he says, "After impregnation all 

 the eggs produce females, and that the male 

 bees were generally produced by eggs from 

 the worker bee, fed for the purpose." 



That we have fertile "workers," I sup- 

 pose every queen breeder has found out to 

 his detriment ; but the above assertions in 

 regard to the same are at variance with all 

 our reading or experience. I for one, and 

 methinks a whole brigade of Journal read- 

 ers join in, would like his "proofs for the 

 faith that is in him." 



I removed a queen from a hive in May, 

 from which drones were flying, and as I 

 wanted drones froin the queen that succeed- 

 ed the one removed, I placed drone comb 

 in the middle of the hive, which was filled 

 with eggs, and cells sealed long before any 

 worker progeny of the new queen hatched. 

 So if that drone comb was filled with eggs 

 by a fertile Avorker, it must have been one 

 bred from the old queen, consequently there 

 could be no variation in drones hatching 

 from that brood, and those in the hive when 

 the old queen was removed. There was, 

 however 2. great difference in the markings, 

 showing a different strain altogether. 



J. E. Moore. 



Rochester, Pa., Nov. 28, 1873. 



" Moon's Bee World," is the name of a 

 new periodical published at Rome, Ga. — 

 We wish the new magazine all success and 

 may the South soon become ' ' a land flowing 

 with milk and honey." 



Fruit may be preserved with honey by 

 putting the fruit first in the can, then pour- 

 ing honey over it, and seal air tight; when 

 the honey is poured from the fruit it will 

 have the flavor and appearance of jelly, 

 making a delicious dessert. 



