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here in the spring." The gathering of 

 honey at that time, and perhaps still 

 more the gathering of pollen is a matter 

 of the greatest importance, encouraging 

 the rearing of brood. Just what you 

 raean by " bee " willow we do not know, 

 although we believe all the willows are 

 important. 



Fumigating Combs Containing Pollen. 



Can combs containing pollen but no 

 honey be fumigated so as to be entirely 

 safe ? I. W. Beckwith. 



Ft. Lupton, Colo. 



Answer. — Yes, honey, or no honey, 

 enough fumigation with sulphur will 

 finish up all the worms that are in the 

 combs. But remember that enough 

 may mean a good deal. While a very 

 little sulphur may kill all the little fel- 

 lows, the tough old fellows an inch long 

 will only laugh at a slight smoking. 

 You must give it to them strong and 

 long. Then look the combs over in a 

 day or two, and see whether they have 

 succumbed. If they look as lively as 

 ever, give them another and a stronger 

 dose. 



But as the weather gets cool, you will 

 find that worms are not very rapid in 

 their work of destruction. They need 

 warm weather to work at their best. 

 When it gets cold enough they will stop 

 work altogether, and if there is no honey 

 In the combs you can do nothing better 

 than to leave them out over winter, and 

 the freezing will do the business just as 

 surely as fumigation, and with less 

 trouble. 



Remember that one way to give " aid 

 and comfort" to the enemy is to have 

 the combs close together. Hang them 

 an inch or two apart. Not an inch or 

 two from center to center, but with a 

 space of an inch or two between the 

 combs. 



Your Winter Rca^cling* — have you 

 got all the best bee-books on hand, ready 

 for the long winter evenings that are now 

 fast coming on ? If not, why not get one 

 or more of the standard apiarian books 

 when renewing your subscription for 

 another year ? On page 669, we publish a 

 book clubbing list wliich will save you 

 money if you take advantage of its liberal 

 offers. Then, on page 7 03 you will see that 

 by sending us only a few new subscribers 

 for the Bek Journal, you can get some 

 good books as premiums ; and, besides, the 

 new subscribers can at the same time have 

 good books free. Just turn to pages 669 

 and 703, and see what we offer in the line 

 of the choicest bee-literature. This is your 

 opportunity. 



No. 58.-D. A. Me. 



The subject of our sketch this week, 

 Mr. D. A. Pike, lived in Smithsburg, 

 Md., and was, we believe, the originator 



D. A. PIKE. 



of what are known as the Albino bees. 

 He died on April 21, 1893, leaving a 

 widow, and one son 16 years old. 



Mr. Pike was a prominent member of 

 the Lutheran church, and for many 

 years an officer of the same. In politics 

 he was a; Democrat. 



In speaking of his death, Mrs. Pike 

 writes that it came very unexpectedly — 

 the cause being heart trouble, which 



