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AMERICAN BEE lOUENAL 



Jan. 30, 1902. 



hive on the old stand with six frames 

 of full sheets of foundation, and a divis- 

 ion-board on the outside, as the hives 

 are all 8-frame. I then hive the swarm 

 and cover them up until the next morn- 

 ing, when I take the frames out of the 

 old hive and shake off almost all of the 

 bees in front of the new hive, and if 

 there is any unsealed brood I place 

 that in another hive, leaving nothing 

 but sealed brood in the old hive. Then 

 I place a super on the new hive, and 

 on the super I put a piece of window 

 screen that just fits the sides of the 

 hive. I then place the old hive on top 

 of the super, making all tight so as to 

 keep all the heat which rises from the 

 lower hives. This keeps the brood 

 warm, and soon all will be hatched 

 out : then I shake them off the frames in 

 front of the lower hive." When all are 

 hatched out I take the hive off and 

 keep the cover for other swarms. As 

 soon as the flow stops I take out the 

 two division-boards and put in two 

 frames of worn-out combs. This gives 

 the bees a chance to fill up for winter. 



How often we hear the question 

 asked. What is good for the bee-sting? 

 But of all the answers that have been 

 given in the bee-oaoers I failed to 

 see the remedy that I have been using, 

 and with success. I will give it here 

 so if any one needs it next season he 

 will have an opportunity to try it: 

 Arnica. Simnle. isn't it? Well, try it 

 and be convinced. Simply remove the 

 sting and apoly the arnica: the pain 

 stops, and the swelling stops. In 15 

 minutes vou will not know that vou 

 had been stung. I have used it for 

 several years. 



L. D. C.ARRIER. 



St. Joseph Co., Mich., Jan. 4. 



Foul Brood Queens— Candied 

 Honey. 



In renewing my subscription to the 

 American Bee Journal I must say that I 

 do not see how a bee-keeper can do with- 

 out it, although at this time I can hardlv 

 class mvself as a "bee-keeper." I did 

 not keep mine. That dread disease, foul 

 brood, or its nearest relative, whatever 

 it is, has cleaned me out, and I gave 

 up the fight. Si.xty-five colonies last fall, 

 and two colonies this fall, is my rec- 

 ord. In five years I have lost over 250 

 colonies, and I now have come to the 

 conclusion that it is of no use to attempt 

 to keep bees in this locality, as a busi- 

 ness, for several years to come, or not 

 until the wild bees in the woods are 

 also dead. 



Colonies treated by the McETvoy plan 

 last year dpoo), developed the disease 

 this year (1901), the larvx dying be- 

 fore being caoped over in most cases, 

 hut two colonies capped their brood be- 

 fore it died. Thev gave off the "glue- 

 pot" odor, and the others did not. 

 _ Now I am looking for another loca- 

 tion, and shall "try again," as I have 

 retired from railroad work and aim to 

 amuse myself with the pets I have loved 

 so many years. 



In regard to buying queens, I have 

 bought half a bushel, or at least have 

 a half bushel of old queen-cages, but 

 very few I ever bought lasted one year. 

 Of the bright yellow, 80 per cent died 

 the first winter. I have bought queens 

 from Texas to Michigan, and none gave 

 the satisfaction that I got from queens 



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