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Queen poking her head info cell to see if it is pol- 

 ished ready for a new egg. 



Queen laying 



Note the circle of bees around her 

 in mute adoration. 



ed the bee rushing in with pollen, but it 

 was not quite up to my expectations. 



In making these photographs I observed 

 incoming bees absent-mindedly climbing- 

 over any loiterers on the alighting-board, 

 that did not happen to get out of the way 

 soon enough. It was exactly like two peo- 

 ple meeting each other on a narrow side- 

 walk, and both dodging back and forth 

 until one in disgnst gets clear off and allows 

 the other to pass, only the disgusted bee 

 carrying the load calmly climbed over the 

 offender — too busy to stop and go around — 

 and then hurried into the hive without 

 looking back, as much as to say, " There, 

 perhaps that fool youngster will know 

 enough to keep out of the way next time." 



The illustration shows the busy bee just 

 half way over the lazy one. Just watch the 

 alighting-board some day next spring when 

 the air is warm and the soft maples are in 

 blossom, and see if you can not imagine the 

 same conversation. 



The next illustration shows a scene fa- 

 miliar to every beekeeper — a queen with her 

 head poked down into a cell momentarily 

 to see if it is ready for an egg while the 

 surrounding bees wait almost breathlessly ; 

 and at the right the same queen with her 

 abdomen down in a cell in the characteris- 

 tic position of laying, the admiring bees 

 meanwhile standing about with their heads 

 toward her, some of them caressing her. 



To be continued 



THAT NEW BEE DISEASE IN THE WEST. THE SYMPTOMS. IS THERE 



A CURE FOR IT? 



The Isle of Wight Disease in England a Terrible Scourge 



BY W. HERROD-HBMPSALL 



[On pages 784 and 922 we asked for reports giving the exact symptoms of the new bee disease that has 

 killed so many thousands of adult bees in the West and particularly in the Northwest. We received a good 

 many letters; but among the number are two from England that refer to what is known as the Isle of Wight 

 disease, and which is possibly the same thing that has been causing trouble in our own country. In this 

 symposium we give first the letters from England and then the others, from the United States. Editorial 

 comment will appear in the regular editorial department. — Ed.] 



I liave watched very closely the various 

 articles which have appeared in Gleanings 

 on the great loss of bees in the various 

 parts of America. I therefore feel con- 

 strained to write and warn American bee- 

 keepers of their danger. From the ac- 

 counts, I am quite certain that the loss of 

 bees is occasioned by Microsporidiosis, 



otherwise Isle of Wight disease. The Amer- 

 icans, to comfort themselves, are making 

 (he same mistake that was made in this 

 country when it first broke out — that is, 

 attributing it to sprays of various kinds. 

 In tliis country we have had beekeepers go 

 so far as to say that loss was caused by the 

 tar spraying of roads. Let there be no 



