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EDITORIAL. 



Notwithstanding tlie cold and back- 

 ward spring weather that we have 

 been experiencing in most northern 

 localities during the past month, 

 bees seem to be doing very well and 

 the supply trade is better than it has 

 been for several years before. 



We notice that the Australian Bee 

 Bulletin reprints largely from Amer- 

 ican bee publications, which is con- 

 siderable of a complement to our bee 

 wrrters, as the Bulletin is the only 

 publication of its kind in Australia 

 and has a laro-e circulation. 



"worn out." The answer is that it 

 never wears out, but in time the cells 

 become to small by constant accu- 

 mulations on their sides, so they are 

 not large enough for the proper de- 

 velopement of the young bees. This, 

 however, does not occur until the 

 comb has been in use for perhaps 20 

 years. 



White clover is reported to be 

 abundant in many parts of the coun- 

 try this spring and indicates a prob- 

 able good honey harvest. 



At the regular semi-annual meeting 

 of the Utah State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation, held recently at Salt Lake 

 City, President Lovesy declared the 

 present condition of bee-keeping of 

 that state to be more favorable than 

 at any other time within its history. 

 Among their causes for rejoicing are 

 mentioned the enactment of a foul 

 brood law and the general discontinu- 

 ance of the destructive practice of 

 spraying fruit trees while in bloom, 

 within the state. 



The question is often asked, how 

 long can brood comb be used in a 

 hive before it becomes useless or 



Until recently sweet clover was up- 

 on the list of noxious weeds in Wis- 

 consin, and a wholesale destruction 

 of this fragrant, nectar-secreting 

 plant followed in the wake of the 

 Weed Commissioner. Through the 

 efforts of Mr. N. E. France sweet 

 clover has been dropped from the "ob- 

 noxious" [to bee-keepers] list, and a 

 foul brood law enacted, which is said 

 to be the most perfect bill in the 

 world, dealing with this virulent dis- 

 ease. Wisconsin bee-keepers are noth- 

 ing if not progressive. 



A writer in the American Bee 

 Journal, whose name is withheld, de- 



