1884 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



667 



out off enough to make it true and round. This 

 will also joint it square with the side. Whenever a 

 saw makes a few side jerks, and leaves a roug-h cut 

 about the time it has cut halt its width in, or when 

 the end of the piece gets over the mandrel, you 

 may at once know it is out of round. 



A. A. Fradenburg. 



Port Washington, O., Feb. 11, 1884. 



Many thanks, friend F. Until I liad read 

 your article I felt sure I had given direc- 

 tions for truing up saws, in the AB C book ; 

 but come to turn to it I find I gave instruc- 

 tions only for facing off the sides of the 

 teeth. In our next edition I will make the 

 required amendment. Thanks to you for 

 noticing the omission. 



LIST OF PREMIUMS A^^ARDED AT 

 THE OHIO STATE FAIR. 



ALSO SOMETHING IN REGARD TO THE ADVANCE- 

 MENT OP APICULTURE IN THE STATE. 



fKIEND ROOT:— The advancement of apicul- 

 ture can well be noticed by attending the 

 Ohio State Fair. Two or three years ago there 

 were but one or two exhibitors, with from six 

 to ten entries; this year there were 83 entries 

 and ten exhibitors. This, I think, is probably about 

 the average throughout the State in this industry, 

 which, in my opinion, is making more rapid progress 

 than any other, and is destined, in the near future, 

 to become one of the leading products of this State. 



The premiums, as they were awarded at the Ohio 

 State Fair in Apiarian Hall, are as follows: 



Crate or case of comb honey- 

 Mr. Newlove first 



Mr. Riegel second 



Display of comb honey in marketable shape- 

 Mr. Riegel first 



Mr. Besse second 



One dozen perfectly filled one-pound sections- 

 Mr. Riegel first 



Mr. Besse second 



Display of extracted honey in marketable shape- 

 Mr. Goodrich first 



Mr. Kiegel second 



General display of comb and extracted honey- 

 Mr. Riegel first 



Mr. Goodrich second 



Manipulation of full hives of bees, with instruc- 

 tions to beginners— 

 Dr. Besse first 



Nucleus of Italian bees, including their own 

 queen, purity of race, size, and color- 

 Mr. Newlove first 



Mr. Benedict second 



Display of queen-bees— 



Mr. Riegel first 



Mr. Besse second 



Sample of beeswax, not less that three pounds- 

 Mr. Goodrich first 



Essay on the production of comb and extracted 

 honey— 

 S. D. Riegel first 



Sample of foundation for brood-chamber— 

 Mr. Drum fii-st 



Sample of foundation for suriilus— 

 J. L. Mack first 



Fou ndation-mill— 

 Dr. Besse first 



Foundation-press— 

 Mr. Newlove first 



Beeswax-o.xtractor— 

 Mr. Newlove fli-gt 



Bee-smoker— 

 Smith cSt Smith first 



Uncapping-knife— 

 Dr. Besse first 



Bee-veil — 

 J. L. Mack first 



Bee-feeder— 

 Dr. Besse first 



Honey-extractor— 



Mr. Newlove fli\st 



J. L. Mack second 



Shipping case, or crate, for comb honey- 

 Mr. Drum first 



Mr. Newlove second 



General-purpose bee-hive- 



Mr. Newlove first 



Mr. Kingsbury second 



Arrangement for absorbing moisture and retain- 

 ing heat at top of hive- 

 Mr- Kingsbury first 



Mr. Drum second 



C. M. Kingsbury. 



Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Sept. 10, 1884. 



Bee EN^0M€)ii06Y, 



Or Enemies of Bees Among the Insect Tribe. 



J SEND by to-day's mail a specim 

 wasp, which seems to have a grc 

 honey-bees. I think it is the wai 



YELLOW-JACKETS E.4.TING BEES. 



specimen of yellow 

 great relish for 

 asp spoken of 

 by Prof. Cook in his book (page 330), Manual of 

 the Apiary, under the name of social paper- 

 makers. As the bees come home laden with honey, 

 the wasps seize them; the bee struggles, but is soon 

 overcome, and carried away by the wasp. After a 

 weak colony was completely discoui-aged, the wasps 

 entered the hive and ate the honey. Perhaps Prof. 

 Cook will not object to telling us something of the 

 habits of our voracious visitors. U. H. Walker. 

 Fort Douglas, U. T., Sept. 9, 1884. 



Prof. Cook replies as follows: 



The wasps sent by U. H. Walker are our common- 

 est yellow-jackets, Veapa vulgaris. They are yellow, 

 with black rings and dots on abdomen; a black 

 thorax, ringed with yellow, and black eyes on top 

 of head. They make large round paper nests, and 

 become very numerous toward fall in each colony. 

 They catch and eat insects, and are very fond of 

 honey. There is a large nest of these under a sod 

 in our apiary. While I have often seen them dip- 

 ping honey from the frames, my fingers, etc., I 

 have never seen one catch a bee; but from their 

 habits I can readily believe they may do so. I have 

 another very large colony of these yellow-jackets 

 in my buggy-shed. Many have great fear of yellow- 

 jackets; but if we are gentle with them they are 

 entirely harmless. Like bees they do not usually 

 attack first. ' A. J. Cook. 



Agricultural College, Lansing, Mich. 



Yellow-jackets liave been more i)lentiful 

 during tlic i)ast season than for many years 

 past. 1 have oil en seen them around the 

 hives as Prof. Cook mentions, but never 

 knew before that they ever attacked bees. 



