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ian queen, mated with a black drone, 

 produce all three or more yellow banded 

 workers?" I see some answer " yes " 

 or " no," and some, " I think so," or ""I 

 think not." In the very nature of the 

 case, I claim that it is impossible to tell 

 certainly, as we cannot control the mat- 

 ing, and all of us that ha.ve had experi- 

 ence know that queens from imported 

 mothers, and from our purest home- 

 reared queens, frequently produce hy- 

 brids, from pure black to three-banded. 

 Did you ever know such a queen to pro- 

 duce all black workers? and if not, why 

 not ? Until I meet with such a case 

 as this, and with all respect for the 

 opinions of the brethren, I must say that 

 one would be as likely as the other ; I 

 cannot answer " yes " or " no." 



Several Eggs in a Cell. — In regard 

 to several eggs in a cell, I would say 

 that once this spring, in examining a 

 hive whose colony had cast a swarm and 

 the young queen had commenced laying, 

 I found several cells that had two or 

 more eggs each, and one I counted had 

 seven. I let them alone, and the queen 

 proved to be very good and prolific. 



Hard to Keep Colonies Strong. — It 

 has been the most difficult season I have 

 ever known, to keep my colonies strong 

 and in good working condition. Why it 

 is so, I cannot tell, and now many of 

 them are not strong enough to gather a 

 large surplus. A. C. Aten. 



Round Rock, Tex., Aug. 10, 1892. 



Extracting Nectar from Unsealed Combs, 



Query 835.— 1. Is it advisable to extract 

 raw nectar from unsealed combs, and ripen 

 the "green" honey artificially? 2. If so, 

 what kind of an arrangement is best for the 

 purpose ?— Ohio. 



Not with us. — Dadant & Son. 



It is not advisable. — M. Mahin. 



1. No. 2. I don't know. — E. France. 



1. No ! Most assuredly not. — J. E. 

 Pond. 



1. I think not. 2. I don't know. — J. 

 M. Hambaugh. 



1. No. 2. A good, strong colony of 

 bees. — EL D. Cutting. 



No ; but if you will do it, solar heat is 

 the best. — Mrs. L. Harbison. 



1. No. There is nothing so good as a 

 comb for ripening honey. — R.L.Taylor. 



It is not advisable, and will prove un- 

 satisfactory in the end. — J. P. H. Brown. 



I think it is not advisable, taking all 

 things into consideration. — G. M. Doo- 



LITTLE. 



1. For some, yes; for some, no. 2. 

 Several arrangements are given in the 

 books. — C. C. Miller. 



1. No. 2. There is no arrangement 

 that will do it half so well as the bees 

 can, and do. — James Heddon. 



I think not ; and, furthermore, I be- 

 lieve that the bees alone can make honey 

 out of " raw nectar." — G. L. Tinker. 



No, sir ! Such honey is simply sweet, 

 if ripened by heat or sun, without the 

 flavor or fragrance of good honey. — C. 

 H. Dibbebn. 



I would extract just when the bees 

 have nicely commenced capping the 

 honey, and draw it off in tin or earthen 

 vessels to thoroughly ripen. — Mrs. J. N. 

 Heater. 



1. It may be done, but I doubt the 

 advisability of doing it. 2. Large open 

 cans, or barrels in a dry, warm place. 

 Cover with thin cloth to keep out flies, 

 etc. — A. B. Mason. 



1. I have tried ripening raw honey, 

 and prefer to let it ripen in the hives. 

 2. A large tank, such as is used by the 

 Californians, I should think would be 

 best. — Mrs. Jennie Atchley. 



I would wait until just as the bees 

 were commencing to cap it over; then I 

 would extract, and keep it in a hot room 

 in vessels covered with cloth. This plan 

 I used for years, and never heard com- 

 plaint of the honey.— A. J. Cook. 



1. Ordinarily, I believe in extracting 

 only ripe honey. There may be locali- 

 ties where the experienced apiarist with 

 modern appliances might profitably ex- 

 tract " green " nectar, and ripen arti- 

 ficially. 2. I don't know. — Eugene 

 Secor. 



1. I think not. I don't think you 

 could do a worse thing for yourself and 

 for bee-culture. 2. Let the bees thicken 

 and temper your honey in the hives 

 ' before taking it, and you will have no 

 use for any artificiality. When you 

 once get a supply of good combs to " tier 

 up " as fast as your bees need the room, 

 you will find that nothing is cheaper 

 and better than to make your bees cure 

 and finish up your honey. — G. W. Dem- 

 aree. 



Raw nectar should never be extracted 

 from the combs — the bees will do the 

 ripening best. — Editors. 



