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action at once. 21 old stocks of the above 

 brood capacity worked by us in 1873, pro- 

 duced on an average 80 lbs. of box honey, 

 and 60 stocks worked by N. N. lietsinger, 

 Marcellus Falls, N. Y., produced on an 

 average 100 lbs. of box honey. Now as 

 4,000 cubic inches comb capacity (the 

 amount Gallup and Adair say their prolific 

 (queens will keep occupied with brood) is 

 neai-ly three times the capacity of the hive 

 used by B. and myself, they must get the 

 enormous amount of 250,000 bees on the 

 stage of action at once. This would be 

 5,700 bees daily or that amount of eggs for. 

 the queen to lay everj^ 24 hours. As it is 

 estimated that, by the use of the extractor 

 one-third more honey can be obtained than 

 with boxes, an apiary with such queens 

 should produce on an average 320 lbs., to 

 be equal to that produced by us or 400 lbs. 

 to equal that produced by Betsinger. As 

 c4allup's hives worked exclusively for ex- 

 tracted honey produced in 1873 only 100 

 lbs. per colony (the same amount produced 

 by Betsinger in boxes) and as it will take 

 three times the honey to feed the brood in 

 the large hive, we will leave the reader to 

 tell which is best — one colony in a large 

 hive to produce 100 lbs. of extracted 

 honey, or three colonies in small hives 

 with the same amount of brood to feed, to 

 produce 300 lbs. of box honey. If friend 

 Adair can give a better report than Gallup 

 we would like to hear from him on the 

 subject, as we want all the light we can 

 get. G. M. DoolittijE. 



Borodino, N. Y. 



For the American Bee Journal. 



How to Introduce Queens. 



I write with a sincere desire to beneiit 

 many a fellow bee-keeper, who, when the 

 fine golden queen arrives will ask himself 

 the perplexing question — "How shall I in- 

 troduce her." I have been so uniformly 

 successful since I adopted the following 

 method that I unhesitatingly recommend 

 it. It is certainly as safe, and I verily be- 

 lieve much safer than the common practise 

 of caging, and the advantages over that 

 plan are too obvious to need mentioning. 



To illustrate — Have a new queen at hand, 

 also two empty hives B and C, the latter 

 should be nicely cleaned. Now open A 

 and proceed to tind the queen you wish to 

 supersede. This over, the work is soon 

 over. I look over the frames, guess where 

 she is and lift that frame out first. When 

 satisfied she is not on it, place it in B, and 

 try another. If not found on this, the 

 (ihances are, if she is a black queen, that 

 you will have to search the corners of the 

 hive for they are shyer than the Italians. 

 The queen dispatched, remove A and place 

 '■ with its entrance near wliere that of A 



stood, but with positions reversed. Now 

 replace the combs in C, first shaking ofl' 

 the old bees. Tlie young ones will do no 

 harm, and in ord(!r to confuse the bees still 

 more, I cliange the positions of the frames 

 where the combs will admit of it. These 

 all in place, cover with the quilt, now roll 

 up a corner at the back end, and slip her 

 majesty in, roll back and put on the cover. 

 Place a hiving-board in front ; put the two 

 hives (if there are bees in both,) at the fool 

 of this on their sides, and let the bees enter 

 A gradually, like a natural swarm, thus 

 introducing them to the queen, who by this 

 time is less confused and feeling more at 

 home than themselves. The bees all in, the 

 hive should be turned so as to occupy the 

 exact position that A did. No bees will be 

 lost, and my experience has proven to me 

 that all will be well. The regular order of 

 business resumed at once, the same as if no 

 change had occurred. 



Perhaps I ought to have said, that I 

 usually have at hand some sweetened water 

 scented with peppermint and sprinkle the 

 combs slightly before putting on the quilt, 

 and also the bees, before allowing them to 

 enter, though I have occasionally omitted 

 this precaution, and observed no diiference 

 in the result. E. K. G. 



Appleton City, Mo. 



The Late Dr. T. B. Hamlin. 



It is a painful duty to announce the death 

 of so prominent an apiculturist as Dr. T. B. 

 Hamlin, — one who as a friend was so higli- 

 ly esteemed by all who knew him. This 

 sad event occurred at his residence, near 

 Edgefield Junction, Tennessee, on the 24th 

 of last May. 



Dr. Hamlin was born at Red Hook, on 

 the Hudson River, N. Y., in June, 1810. 

 At the age of sixteen he was left with no 

 near relatives and but little education. His 

 prominent position and financial success in 

 life are wholly due to his own indomitable 

 energy and perseverance combined with his 

 uprightness of character. At about eighteen 

 he was foreman of the largest watch-making 

 establishment in Albany N. Y., and prob- 

 ably the largest in the United States. After 

 preparation in dentistry at Albany and while 

 watchmaking in Lee, Mass., he commenced 

 the practice of that profession in Virginia. 

 While there he took an active part in the 

 organization of the first dental association 

 known in the world. He aftei-wards re- 

 moved to Alabama and thence to Nashville, 

 Tenn., where for twenty-five years he fol- 

 lowed his profession with eminent success. 



More than forty years ago the young 

 watchmaker of Albany, shortly after his 

 marriage in Lee, Mass., where he had es- 

 tablished in watch-making, commenced the 

 keeping of bees. This last named occupu- 



