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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



331 



Questiorj'Box> 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety. — Prov. 11-14. 



Sections willi Old Foundation. 



Qnerjr 50.— I have sections that were fllleri 

 with fouDdattou two years aKO. Would you 

 put them on the hives this season, or what 

 would you do with them ?— Minn. 



E. France — Use them if they are clean. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — Put them on the 

 hives. 



W. (;. Larrabee — I would put them on 

 the hive. 



R. L. Taylor — I should use them on 

 the hives. 



Wm. McEvoy — Put them on the hives 

 this season. 



Chas. Dadant &, Son — Yes, use all that 

 are not soiled. 



A. F. Brown — If clean, use them ; 

 otherwise not. 



P. H. Elwood — If well preserved, I 

 would use them. 



Eugene Secor — Yes, if I did not have 

 a mill of my own. 



Dr. C. C. Miller— If they have been 

 nicely kept, I'd use them. 



J. M. Hambaugh — If they have not 

 been damaged, I would use them. 



G. M. Doolittle — Put them on the hive. 

 What else should you do with them ? 



Jas. A. Stone — If they have been kept 

 free from dust, I think they will do to 

 use. 



Rev. M. Mahin — I would expose them 

 to a degree of heat that will almost melt 

 them, and put them on the hives. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — I have not found 

 bees to work well on such old sections. I 

 think you would probably use them at 

 a loss. 



Dr. A. B. Mason — I would use them 

 after they had been kept for awhile in 

 a temperature a little below the melting 

 point of the wax. 



G. W. Demaree — I would use them if 

 the wax is white and clean. I use a tin 

 plate heated by a lamp to reduce the 

 depth of the cells. 



H. D. Cutting — It would all depend on 

 their condition. I have used them two 

 years old with good results. Place in 

 the sun for a short time before putting 

 on the hive. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown — If the sections 

 are clean, and the foundation is not wax- 

 moth eaten, I would use them. But be- 

 fore using, I would allow the sun to 

 warm them up. 



C. H. Dibbern — If the sections are 

 clean and the foundation is not glazed 

 over with propolis, I would use them ; 

 otherwise, cut out the foundation and 

 burn up the sections. 



Emerson T. Abbott — I give it up. The 

 best way to do is to put the fresh foun- 

 dation in the sections when you ueed 

 them. That Is, if you want to secure 

 honey that is first-class In every respect. 



J. E. Pond — If they are clean and 

 nice, use them again ; if not, work the 

 wax up, and use the sections for fire- 

 wood. It don't pay to fool with any- 

 thing in the comb honey line that is not 

 delicate and dainty. 



J. A. Green — I would not use them. I 

 think it would pay better to start with 

 fresh. If you do use them, put in each 

 super half fresh and half old. Then you 

 will know for yourself, and we wouk' 

 like to have you report. 



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