GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Published by The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



E. R. Root, Editor H. H. Root, Managing Editor 



A. I. Root, Editor Home Department J. T Calvert, Business Manager 



Entered at the Postoffice, Medina, Ohio, as second-class matter. 



VOL. XLIV. 



NOVEMBER 15, 1916 



NO. 22 



EDITORIAL 



Prof. Francis Jager, elected president 

 of the National Beekeepers' Association at 

 the last meeting in Chicago, is a live wire. 

 He outlines some policies that will mean 

 the development not only of the organiza- 

 tion itself but of the industi-y at large. 



Lack of Rains in the Clover Belt 



The United States weather maps whicli 

 we are getting daily, while they do not indi- 

 cate a dry soil for clovers, yet show that the 

 rainfall thruout the eastern states lias been 

 rather light. It is to be hoped that this will 

 be followed by snows in Avinter and rain 

 next spring. Clovers are still in good con- 

 dition in our locality, and the enormous 

 yield of white clover and alsike last year 

 will mean a good seeding for next season. 



Bee Inspection in Connecticut 



From Part 6 of the annual report of the 

 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion for 1915, we learn that, during the year, 

 494 apiaries were inspected, containing in 

 all 4241 colonies. In 26 per cent of the api- 

 aries European foul brood was found. In 

 8-10 of 1 per cent American foul brood was 

 found. Pickled or sacbrood was found in 

 ten apiaries. The total cost of inspection 

 was $1.51 per apiaiy. 



Our Cover Picture 



A VERY enthusiastic backlotter is L. C. 

 Green, Albany, Cal., Avhose backyard api- 

 ary is shown on our cover for this issue. 

 We judge that Mr. Green is alsn quite a 

 poultiy man, tho he prefers the bees. Quot- 

 ing from his letter he saj's : 



' ' Talk about your suburbanites having 

 vegetable gardens, chickens, rabbits, etc., 

 to while away their spare time and lielp out 

 on the high cost of living. Bees exceed 

 them all for pleasure and profit so far as I 

 am concerned, and I have tried them all. I 



am as enthusiastic now as my brother from 

 whom I caught the bee fever,*^and I can talk 

 nothing but bees. My wife says, 'Bugs.' 



''I started in the spring of 1914. I made 

 arrangements to i)urchase one colony; but 

 the party from whom I was to get it tele- 

 phoned to me saying that this colony had 

 now swarmed and if I wanted them both I 

 would have to pay $5.00 more. That was 

 making money fast, wasn't it? I said I 

 guessed I would not take the bees at all, 

 but finally I was told to come and get -the 

 two at the original price." 



Diagnosing Without Removing Frames 



Whit,e it is tnie,. as our con-espondent, 

 Mr. ("hadwick, points out, in this issue, page 

 1064, that diagnosing colonies without mov- 

 ing frames might be a bid for carelessness, 

 if he will look back to what we said on 

 page 776 he will see that that method of 

 determining the condition of a colony was 

 not recommended for beginners. The exact 

 methods for accomplishing these results are 

 shown in (lie A B C and X Y Z of Bee Cul- 

 ture under the head of " Frames, to Manip- 

 ulate." 



How to Get Rid of Cross Pestering 

 Bees 



Mr. Carmona, in tliis issue, page 1083, 

 gives a kink of the trade that is wortli know- 

 ing. Evei-y now and then there will be a 

 few cress bees that will follow one about 

 the vard for an hour at a time. Tliey are 

 hard to hit with the hands, and Ihey compel 

 one to be ever on the alert, and always keep- 

 ing the veil drawn down over the face, no 

 matter how hot the day. Mr. Carmona of- 

 fers a remedy that Ave feel sure is quick 

 and effective. Try it. 



Foul-brood Law for New South Wales 



Section 1 of the foul-brood law for New 

 South Wales, and mentioned on page 1087, 

 shows a feature that should merit (he atten- 



