Feb. 13, 1902. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



107 



virgin queen. The next nioriiini,', 1"J lioiirs after eximBiiro to llic 

 Hctninal lliiiil, licr iihildiiuui wlI^ (listctideil, and her iipF'eurtiiice ttiiil 

 uctUm.s in all riispccis wi-i-c I lll)^^■ coiiirnnn to fcrtilr, layiritriiii'MMiK, Slur 

 was inovini.C altoiil hlowly n\i'r 1 li4- <M)iiihK, and iHMM'itif; Into the ccIIh. 

 and in 24 hours at'terwartls sin- had -lOO or- .'(00 e^j^s. In due time the 

 worker-larva' appiMired, and at. this date ( .Ni(vetiiljor lit) worker-bees 

 in eonsiderahle nninliers are liein^ halclnMl. \V(! t.lK^n reared two 

 <iueens from tin- e^r^^s laid \>y this artilieially feeuinhiled queen, iti 

 (ineenless eolonies, and as siKMi us they werir hatched I clipped their 

 wintcs, and when oivasin appcrared they were treated as before 

 described, and in three ilays ojie laid a few e^jtts in worker-i'ells. 'I'he 

 other has the appearance and action of u fertile (|Ueen, but htt.s laid no 

 ejTk's, and the lateness of the season forbids advantageous continuarjcr 

 of till' e\perinn-nts. 



Answkk. — The siicrcss claimed by N. \V. Mcl-aiii in fi'i- 

 tilizing a i|ii('en by liaiul WHS well known in bee-Uocping cir- 

 cles, and the fact that the tiling has never been repeated by him 

 or any one else, ill all these 16 years or more, gives some 

 jfroiind for thtr belief that no such success was ovtu' attaiiK^l. 

 He rejiorts success in three cases. If you should succeed three 

 times, do yon tliiiik yon would then dro|) the matter eutiri'Iy'.' 



Perhaps Suffering From Bee-Paralysis. 



My colonies of bees are all dying out, apparently, of a 

 disease with which I am not at all acc|ualnte(l. A bee will 

 comt^ out of the hive, and other bees will gather around 

 it, and seem to trim it. There is no show of anfrer by any of 

 them, but sometimes a strong bee will rise and (ly off with nut: 

 of those diseased bees, but which is sometimes able to tly very 

 well. Thousands seem to die daily. Can you tell rae the 

 cause, and remedy? Arkansas. 



Answer. — Most likely the trouble is bee-paralysis, which 

 subject please look up in your text-book. Unfortunately, you 

 will not get a great deal of comfort from such consultation, for 

 many remi'dies have been given, some of them vaulted as sure 

 cures, but further trial has not confirmed the belief in their 

 efficacy. The fact is that in many cases the disease disappears 

 of itself, and then whatever remedy was used last has the 

 credit of the cure. While the disease is generally of so little 



consequence In the North that it need not Klve any iiiiouh- 

 nos.i. In the South It Is somcitlme- very destructive. Amonx 

 the reinedic's olfeied are changing the (jueeii : spraying the 

 combs with salt water, or a solution of carbolic acid and 

 water : and traiisposlni? the colony. The lact named Is one 

 of th(! latest ottered, and it Is just possible It might be worth 

 while to try it. Simply let the disnasoil colony change places 

 with a strong, healthy one. The "A It C of Hee-Cnltiire," 

 while saying " wi' know of tio reliable cure," (fives the trans- 

 position treatment tind says : 



•'The rationale of the treatment seems to bi' that the bees 

 of the ordinary colony having bee-paralysis are too much dis- 

 couraged to remove the sick : as a consequence, the source of 

 infection — that Is, the swelled, shiny bees — are allowed to 

 crawl through the hive at will. Itut when the colonies are 

 transposed, the healthy, vigorous bees of the sound colony 

 carry the diseased bees entirely away from the hive. The 

 sick and dying being removed the colony recover." 



Prevention of Increase. 



1 have 2-5 colonies of bees that I run for section honey. I 

 don't want any inc'rease, and will not have any empty hives 

 for the swarms that may issue. How should I manage them 

 to get best results? What should I do with the swarms? 

 Would I gain anything by uniting two colonies in one hive, 

 in the spring, thereby having some hives for the swarms? 



Tennessek. 



Answkk — I don't know enough to say for certain what 

 plan will bring the best results. Here's one plan that might 

 be worth trying: Have all (lueens clipped, and when a swarm 

 issues remove or kill the old riueen. A week later begin lis- 

 tening each evening for the piping of the young queen. When 

 you hear ln-r piping, go the next morniug to the hive and 

 destroy all iiueen-cells. paying no attention to the young 

 queen. Two weeks later look to see if brood is present, and if 

 not give them a queen. 



Yes, it might be well to unite in the spring any that are 

 not tolerably strong. 



Is li Wise 

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Report for 1901. 



I commenced last spring with nineteen 

 colonies of bees, secured 1715 pounds of ex- 

 tracted honey, and a quantity of comb honey. 

 It is all sold, and I received over $165.00 

 for it. 



I have twenty-eight colonies packed for win- 

 ter. I use the 8-frame dovetailed hive. 



Herbert Freas. 



Lincoln Co., Ont., Canada, Jan. 15. 



Bee-Business Almost a Failure. 



The last two year^; the bcc-business has been 



almost an entire failure, some haying lost 



all their bees. My bees went into winter 



quarters in bad shape, but I hope now to get 



j the most of them through. 



Bees did not work on the alfalfa last summer, 

 as it was so very dry that it did not even bloom 

 very much excepting on bottom land. 



I hope we will have a good honey-flow 

 the coming year. 



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 get along without it. H. H. McGvgin. 



Jewel Co., Kans., Jan. 13. 



Buckwheat and Locust— The Jouneer 



I have been \\ siting before reporting on a 

 piece of buckwlieat planted in 1900. to see 

 what that planted ^lay 22, 1901, would do. 

 It came into bloom July g, and bees were get- 

 ting both pollen and honey from it in great 

 shape. Mustard, clover, motherwort, catnip 

 and all of our honey-plants were in full 

 bloom, and it looked to me as if a great many 

 writers were mistaken in what they have said 

 in regard to buckwheat yielding no nectar 

 when planted early. 



We usually have nothing for bees to work 

 on from about July 20 to August 1 5, and 



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