1894 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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position of its outlet no bee would tliink of go- 

 ing back through it. 



The position of this outlet in front of the ad- 

 Joining hive I count quite an important item. 

 The bees that try to get back into the closed 

 hive will, of course, make their attempt at the 

 accustomed place of entrance; but finding that 

 closed they will not spend much time fussing, 

 but run along the outside of the tube to the 

 other hive. 



One thing in the deportment of the bees 

 seemed curious. When a bee came out through 

 the tube I expected to see it tly off to the field, 

 possibly stopping to mark its location. Instead 

 of that, it crawled directly from the outlet of 

 the tube into the open hive. Possibly, how- 

 ever, that may not have been the general rule, 

 for I had not much time to watch them. 



I kept two of these non-swarmers in use last 

 year; and if I wanted to continue that kind of 

 interference 1 can hardly think of any thing I 

 should want better in the device unless it would 

 be to have it a little more substantial; for if a 

 lot of horses should tramp over it some little 

 straightening up would be needed before fur- 

 ther use. 



Changing the device from one hive to the 

 other is a short job, but not so short as with 

 the Langdon. Mr. Langdon now advises the 

 change to be made every three or four days. 

 Perhaps it would not be a bad plan to change 

 as soon as the bees begin to drag out drone 

 brood; for when drone brood is dragged out it 

 is hardly to be supposed that there is any idea 

 of swarming. 



I have seen the fear expressed, that, with the 

 Langdon non-swarmer, much worker brood 

 would be starved. I did not find this to be the 

 case; and, from the bees and brood being kept 

 alive through a week's confinement, it would 

 hardly seem that water is so essential as is gen- 

 erally supposed. 



I might have done better with the illustra- 

 tions before me, but I hope I have m9,de it 

 clear. 



Marengo, III. 



[Dr. Miller has, it seems to us, considf rably 

 simplified the Langdon device. Although we 

 have not tried it, we see no reason why it would 

 not do as well as his arrangement. — Ed.] 





We have the grandest run of honey that there 

 has been for years, in quality and quantity. 

 Pleasant Hill, Ohio, July 1. H. D. Cox. 



The honey-yield is great this season. I took 

 about 148 lbs. per colony (spring count) before 

 June 1. Quality, very fine. Joel A. Barhkk. 



Chuluota, Florida, June 2. 



Bees are doing finely on white clover. Bass- 

 wood just commenced to blossom, with fine 

 promise of honey. H. M. Ballou. 



Calumet Harbor, Wis.. July :J. 



The white-honey crop with me has been fair 

 It will average about .50 lbs. to the colony; 700 

 lbs. extracted and 8.50 comb will about cover 

 my crop. D. I. Wagar. 



Flat Rock, Mich., July 2."). 



BefS are doing well. I had 25 colonies come 

 through all right, and have had 8 swarms 

 already; and if it is clear, two or four will 

 come out to morrow. This is what makes me 

 want foundation. J. Prichard. 



Port Norris, N. J., May 7. 



Bees are doing finely now here, and it looks 

 as though we should have a No. 1 season now. 

 I have surplus sections all sealed. I was in a 

 gentleman's yard to-day, and he had quite a 

 lot that would do to take off by the last of this 

 week, if we have good weather. 



Littleton, N. H.. June 25. T. M. Stevens. 



SPLENDIDLY ON BASSWOOD. 



Bees have done splendidly on basswood; no 

 clover before basswood, and I don't expect any 

 thing after; too dry for clover, and a poor pros- 

 pect for any fall bloom of any kind here. 



Ivickapoo, Wis. G. W. Wilson. 



48 LBS. OF COMB HONEY PER COLONY. 



Bees are rushing along rapidly yet. It is 

 getting dry now— a very nice season. They 

 will get about 48 lbs. per colony, section honey. 

 I have one colony ihat did not swarm, that will 

 crowd 100 lbs. pretty close. S. D. Rutherford. 



Kerneysville. W. Va.. July, 18. 



EPORTSf ^ 

 DlSCOURAGI34i 



You can put me in Blasted Hopes this year. 

 Bees in these parts have done comparatively 

 nothing. T. E. McLean. 



Thompson's Station, Tenn., July 23. 



Bees are not doing any thing at present. We 

 have had no rain for four weeks; white clover 

 is blooming very poorly, owing to the drouth. 

 Crops in general are looking well, but need 

 lain. J. A. Krehbiel. 



Donnellson, la., .lune it. 



This has been, so far, the poorest year with 

 us that T ever saw. There seems to be no nec- 

 tar for the bees. I shall not get 50 lbs. of honey 

 unless it comes in better. I have sixteen colo- 

 nies, and all are strong. James Fritz. 



Fredonia, Pa.. July 25. 



