170 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



There is evidently work here for the Minnesota bee-keepers to do. 

 I am sure if they will make their protest felt that they will have no 

 difficulty in getting" this plant removed from the Minnesota weed list. 



Directions for Spraying Trees. 



It might be advisable for Michigan bee-keepers to write to Di- 

 rector R. S. Shaw, Michigan Agricultural College, at Lansing, Mich- 

 igan, asking for special bulletin No. 01, which treats on spraying. It 

 might give good information to hand to that neighbor of yours who 

 persists in spraying fruit trees when in bloom. 



Hard Candy for Winter Stores. 



The following formula is taken from the March 1st Gleanings. 

 "We have been giving paper pie-plates filled with hard candy to 

 some of our colonies that seemed to be running a little short, for 

 the last three months. This candy is made of tW'enty parts of sugar 

 to one part of honey, the whole moistened with water enough so 

 that it can be boiled. It is then heated to a temperature of 275 de- 

 grees Fahrenheit, and as soon as it reaches this point it is poured 

 into the pie-plates mentioned. These are turned upside down right 

 over the cluster, and so far they are giving excellent results." 



In a private letter under date of March 31st, the following is 

 clipped : "So far we have lost no bees on the hard candy described 

 in Gleanings. — Townsend. 



The "Western Honey Bee." 



The first copy of this new publication came to my desk soon 

 after April 1st. It starts out as a 32-page, monthly publication, filled 

 with the spirit of co-operation. Its editor has a hard work ahead of 

 him, but one which he will enjoy very much. No one, excepting 

 those who have tried it, know the many little problems which confront 

 the editor. The mechanical make-up of the paper, the kinds of type 

 to use, the articles to accept or reject, the means of keeping track 

 of subscribers, the way of getting and keeping new subscribers, the 

 criticisms you receive and how to handle them. All these and 

 many more are problems to solve. In the same mail the editor will 

 receive sometimes a letter which causes his blood to boil with in- 

 dignation at the narrow view of some reader, and also another one 

 from a broad-minded reader that will more than overbalance the 

 words of the unfriendly critic. 



