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 is to be undertaken. 



Believing that the above is not true, I 

 will proceed over the ground: In the first 

 place, if these bees could reach the nectar 

 in red clover, a large part of the United 

 States would be a jiaradise for bee-men. I 

 believe that no one could estimate the in- 

 creast amount of honey that would be 

 gathered by such a strain of bees. Again, 

 if they could not reach nectar so deep as 

 that in red clover. 1 see no reason why we 

 might be benefited, for they are not accus- 

 tomed to living in hives, and their habits 

 will have to be somewhat changed. We 

 would have to teach them to build more 

 combs and not so thick through. Perhaps 

 this could be done. But it they can't reach 

 deeper into the tubes of flowers, we don't 

 want them. As for their becoming a nui- 

 sance, as the English sparrow, surely that 

 cannot be. Their habits are to build un- 

 derneath the larger limbs of trees, or under 

 ledges of rocks; would not our Northern 

 climate kill them ? or if they are going to 

 survive as the fittest, can't we receive them 

 as such * Perhaps they won't work in a 

 dark hive. Well, then we would have to 

 make a hive suitable, and a super just as 

 much so. Can a satuple of those bees be 

 had '. To be sure, they would be dead, but 

 one could examine their tongues and com- 

 pare them with the Italians. 



Frank Coverdale. 



Clinton Co., Iowa. 



A Young Bee-Keeper's Good Report. 



I have read in the Bee Journal that the 

 editor wanted young bee-keepers to write, 

 so I thought I would let you know how I 

 and my bees are getting along. 



I started in with one colony last spring, 

 from which I got two swarms, and they 

 gave me 10(1 pounds ot comb honey and 45 

 pounds of extracted. I sold all my comb 

 honey for V2 and 12^., cents a pound, and I 

 got !) cents a pound for my extracted 

 honey. 



I have all black bees, but they are not as 

 bad as I read of in the Bee Journal. I can 

 go among them without veil, gloves or hat; 

 they will not sting me. 



Well, I must not forget to tell you how 

 they swarmed. One day mine swarmed out, 

 but they went back. Two of my papa's 

 swarmed out and went right in with mine, 

 so the hive was full inside and outside. 

 Papa scraped about halt of them off, and 

 put them into another hive. And the next 

 mine swarmed out again. I must say I 

 had a big swarm. And the second time 

 they swarmed 1 had good luck; just when 

 they settled, one o( papa's swarmed out, 

 and they doubled up, so I had another big 

 colony ! We have 32 colonies together, and 

 have them all down cellar; they are win- 

 tering well. We did not lose any yet, I 

 have three of the strongest colonies that 

 we have. I am 13 years old. 



Harry Scbillisg. 



Washington Co.. Minn., March 9. 



"Fishbone" Honey-Production. 



Referring to the letter by Mr. La Mont. 

 on page 124, and the editor's comment 

 thereon, I wish to say that in my opinion 

 there is a grain of good sense in Mr. La- 

 Mont's suggestion as to the use of full 

 sheets of foundation in sections, especially 

 unless very thin surplus foundation is used. 

 And. further. I think if the editor will test 

 that matter in cutting and eating honey 

 from sections with inch starters. he will find 

 that the " fishbone " is not all in the ■ vivid 

 imagination." With much of the founda- 

 tion used, he will notice a markt difference 

 in the quantity and density ot the wax in 

 the center, between that at the top (the 

 starter) and at that lower down put in by 

 the bees. Please try it a few times. Cut a 

 section of honey down through the middle, 

 and in most cases the " fishbone " will show 

 tor itself. 



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