432 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



Field Notes From Tennessee. 

 J. M. BUCHANAN, Franklin, Tenn., State Bee Inspector. 



At this time of the year one is apt to find several queenless colonies 

 in the yard. What to do with these is a question that seems to puzzle 

 some bee-keepers. If the colony has just recentl}^ lost its queen, and is 

 strong in brood and young bees, then it would be best to give them a 

 queen. But the majority of these queenless colonies have been in that 

 condition for a long time, and the bees are all old and will die before 

 the winter is over, so it would be useless to give them a queen now ; 

 neither does it pay to try to unite them with another colony. The best 

 thing is to break them up and put the combs away for next season. The 

 value of young bees for wintering cannot be too strongly emphasized. 



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A few days ago I noticed a colony bringing out by the dozens young 

 bees — little, fuzzy fellows just emerged from the cells. These were alive 

 and to all appearances normally developed. There was plenty of honey 

 and pollen in the hive, and a light flow from aster was on. The colony 

 was not very strong, being a late nucleus with a young queen. What 

 is the answer? 



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Unless there is a good fall flow, it will pay well to feed the bees 

 some sugar. The best way would be to feed early and a little every 

 day or two, and feed the syrup thin. This will stimulate brood-rearing. 

 But there are always some who will neglect this until cold weather, and 

 then find that the bees are too light to winter. We would feed syrup 

 two parts sugar to one of water, and as good feeder as any is a pan 

 placed in an empty super over the brood frames. Pour in the syrup 

 and throw a handful of excelsior, shavings or ground cork on to prevent 

 drowning-. This should be done late in the afternoon, or robbing may 

 be expected. 



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I want to call the attention of the local secretaries to the importance 

 of using every efifort to get new subscriptions for the Review. It be- 

 longs to us, as national members, and that is the only way to make it pay. 

 Recommend it to your local members and ask them to subscribe. \\ hile 

 it may not be all that could be desired in the way of a bee journal, yet 

 it fills a place occupied by no other, as it is the only paper owned and 

 published by bee-keepers themselves. And if they want to read others, 

 there is no law against taking two, or even three. 



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The display of honey and bees, appliances, etc., at the Tennessee 

 State Fair this fall was far in advance of anything of the kind ever seen 

 in the south, and it is safe to say that the quality of the honey could 

 not be surpassed by any in the north or west. There were about ten 



