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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Aug. 26. 



Questiojp'Box* 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety.— Frov. 11-14. 



Fertilization of <liicens in Con- 

 lincnieiit. 



((uery 58.— Do you believo that lertiliza- 

 tion of queens iu lonflaemeat can be success- 

 fully and economically aceompllsht? Jfnot, 

 why not ? For my part. I believe that it can 

 be accomt)lsht; also that It can be done in 

 accordance with Mr. Doolittle's speclBcations 

 as given in his boois. — J. A. 



J. A. Green — No. 



.Tas. A. Stone — I don't know anything 

 about it. 



They are 



We are 



Emerson T. Abbott— No. 

 not " built that wa,y." 



H. D. Cutting— Time will tell 

 living in a progressive age. 



J. M. Hambaugh — I think not. And 

 why? Because it is not according to 

 Nature. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — There is neither 

 sense nor economy iu working against 

 Nature. 



Dr. C. C. Miller— I think not, with our 

 present knowledge, but I don't despair 

 of the future. 



Eugene Secor — I'd like to see it done, 

 and I'll believe it caix. be done when I 

 know it is done. 



A. F. Brown — I do not think it will 

 ever be accoinplisht with any degree of 

 practical success. 



Chas. Dadant & Son — We do not be- 

 lieve fertilization i^ confinement will 

 ever be achieved. 



W. G. Larrabee — I will leave this for 

 some one to answer that knows more 

 about it than I do. 



Prof. A. J. Cook— No. 

 ural for bees to mate 

 wing. Why ask, then ? 

 your position ? 



C. H. Dibbern— No 

 and bother. If 

 not prove it to 

 talize yourself. 



J. E. Pond — No, I do not. It in my 

 opinion is so directly in antagonism to 

 natural laws that it can never be aceom- 

 pllsht successfully. 



R. L. Taylor —No. Because for the 

 most perfect fertilization, the drone re- 

 quires the excitement of a chase on the 

 wing in the open air. 



E. Prance — I do believe that queens 

 wiU fce fertilized in some way by arti- 

 ficial means. How, I don't know. But 

 man is a smart chap, and it will be done, 

 sure. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— Up to tho pres- 

 ent date in bee-history its accomplish- 

 ment has not been made a success. You 

 now have a fine chance to immortalize 

 yourself. 



O. M. Doolittle -Put your belief into 

 practice, and yrovc it a pracpiciil fact, 

 and you will bet,ome one of tho most 

 honored among the bee-fraternity, 

 whether you reap a financial gain from 

 It or not. 



G. W. Demareo — I believe fertilization 

 in confinement possible, but hardly prac- 

 ticable. I have experimented largely 

 for years along this line, and have met 

 with some progress, at least. I see 



It is not nat- 

 except on the 

 Why not prove 



too much fuss 

 you think it can, why 

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