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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July 15 



spraying'. Aug. C. Davidson lost 60 colo- 

 nies out of the 70 that he successfully win- 

 tered. Mr. Lorensen, of Albright, lost 30 

 colonies out of 35, others report from 50 to 

 80 per cent losses. My loss is an even 50 

 per cent. Eight years ago, according to 

 Mr. Davidson's statement, the Omaha bee- 

 keepers suffered a similar loss. Mr. Da 

 vidson informs me of a number of instances 

 where he has found one or more bee stings 

 remaining in the body of " balled " queens. 

 Mr. Davidson is the veteran bee-keeper in 

 this locality. 



I am very much pleased with the new de- 

 partment added to Gleanings, the " West- 

 ern." J. A. Jacobsen. 



Omaha, Neb. 



BEES POISONED BY SPRAYING; NO OHIO LAW 

 AGAINST SPRAYING. 



Is there a law in this State against spray- 

 ing' fruit in bloom? I lost so many bees 

 from this cause this spring that there were 

 not enough left in the hives to cover the 

 brood, and it died in the cells, and I am not 

 getting any surplus yet, although white 

 clover is in full bloom. Some colonies were 

 so strong that I should have gotten some 

 surplus from apple and locust. 



I warned the man who did the spraying 

 before he began, and he has told me since 

 that he consulted the prosecuting attorney 

 of this county, who told him that there is no 

 such law in Ohio. Is he right? 



Belpre, O. C. C. Miller. 



[There is no law in Ohio against spray- 

 ing trees while in bloom, and there is real- 

 ly nothing that you can do. We shall have 

 to get such a law. In the meantime I would 

 suggest that you move your bees away from 

 the vicinity of the man who sprays his trees. 

 If he is of ugly temperament there is real- 

 ly nothing you can do except to "grin and 

 bear it," or move your bees away during 

 the time of year while be is spraying. I 

 would suggest that, during fruit-bloom, 

 you put them on a wagon and move them off 

 a couple of miles, and then, after the spray- 

 ing season is all over, move them back 

 again. — Ed.] 



CALIFORNIA LIZARDS GUILTY AS CHARGED. 



As regards lizirds killing bees, p. 553, 1 

 say yes. If one kind of lizard will do it, 

 then all kinds will so long as they have ac- 

 cess to the bees. I lost six young queens by 

 them this spring. I have seen them catch 

 six or seven bees in less than ten minutes, 

 and it seems to me they know they are in 

 mischief. They dodge under the hive, and 

 run to another one, and watch me from the 

 corner. I have seen them catching bees by 

 the thorax. I saw a lizard stung in its 

 mouth, and you should have seen the fuss 

 he made. In the morning and evening they 

 are after the bees the most. I think the 

 shot-gun is the best to rid them with. I 

 have an eld muzzle loader, as that suits the 

 best for that purpose, as you can make two 

 shots out of one — that is, make two shots 

 out of one regular charge. I use the fine 

 bird shot; but I have this much to say, 

 that, outside of the beeyard, I do not like 

 to see lizards molested. 



Peach Tree, Cal. B. Schnuchel. 



RIPENING HONEY AFTER IT IS EXTRACTED. 



I found one of my hives was filled with 

 honey nearly all capped, so I extracted a 

 large lard-can full and one gallon over 

 from that hive. Is there any special way 

 to handle the honev, since it is not seasoned 

 3'et, or just let it stand in the can till win- 

 ter? Wm. J. Roos. 



New Hanover, Pa., June 29. 



[If the honey extracted is a little green, 

 and it may not be, it may be ripened by 

 putting into shallow pans in a dry hot 

 place. It should be allowed to s'and about 

 a month. — Ed.] 



KEROSENE OIL TO CHECK ROBBING. 



Bees have stood the winter well so far. 

 The honey crop was fine with most bee- 

 keepers in this county. I had 21 colonies 

 last season; got 200 gallons of strained hon- 

 ey and 104 lbs. comb honey. Common ker- 

 osene oil will check the worst case of rob- 

 bing that I ever saw. Just rub a little 

 around the crevices and in front of the hive. 

 Did any of j'our writers ever try it? 



Enloe, Tex. W. F. Chambliss. 





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