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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL,. 



Do tie Bees Store Water ? 



Query 838.— 1. Do bees store water in 

 their combs? 2. If they do so, at what time 

 of the year is it done ?— Nebr. 



No. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



I think not. — H. D. Cutting. 



I think not. — G. M. Doolittle. 



Mine never have. — James Heddon. 



Not in our opinion. — Dadant & Son. 



1. I hardly believe they do. — C. C. 

 Miller. 



I have never known them to do so. — 

 J. P. H. Brown. 



1. I have never observed that they do. 

 — Eugene Secor. 



1. I think not in its entirety. 2. 

 Early spring- — J. M. Hambaugh. 



To a small extent, in early spring be- 

 fore they find any nectar. — R. L. Tay- 

 lor. 



Bees carry water, but I don't think 

 they store much in the combs. — E. 

 France. 



I have never known them to do so, but 

 have seen the claim made that they do. 

 I do not believe they do, however. — J. 

 E. Pond. 



I have never seen water in its purity 

 in the cells, put there by bees. I think 

 they only carry in water as they need it. 

 — G. W. Demaree. 



1. That they do use water, every bee- 

 keeper ought to know. 2. At the time 

 of year when they need it, if they can 

 get it. — A. B. Mason. 



I have never seen any pure water in 

 the combs stored by bees, and do not be- 

 live they store, any, at any time of the 

 year. — C. H. Dibbern. 



I think they never do. I have hand- 

 died bees for 23 years, and I have never 

 seen any evidence that they stored water 

 in the combs. — M. Mahin. 



Bees carry a great deal of water into 

 the hives when actively breeding in the 

 spring. I think they use it as they have 

 need, for the young. — G. L. Tinker. 



1. I think not. They often place 

 water over the capped brood in hot 



weather. 2. Only in hot weather. They 

 place water about their brood and combs, 

 but I don't remember seeing water 

 stored in combs, at all. — Mrs. Jennie 

 Atchley. 



1. No ; 1 do not think so. I never saw 

 any signs of it. I think it is taken for 

 immediate use. 2. They need it when 

 breeding rapidly. It keeps them in good 

 condition. — A. J. Cook. 



I have noticed what I thought to be 

 instances of this on one or two occasions. 

 This was in August. I do not think it 

 is common for them to store water in 

 any quantity. — James A. Green. 



Much water is used by the bees, mixed 

 with honey and pollen in rearing their 

 young ; but from their fanatic desire to 

 hud water after one or two days' con- 

 finement, we may infer that they do not 

 have much of it in store. — Mrs. J. N. 

 Heater. 



The bees use water when breeding, 

 and carry it to the hives for immediate 

 use, but rarely if ever "store it." — 

 Editors. 



Mr. S. Stutterd, a prominent 

 European microscopist and entomologist 

 as well as linquist, naturalist and geolo- 

 gist, died recently. The British Bee 

 Journal of Aug. 25th, says this about 

 him : 



It is with regret that we have to an- 

 nounce the death of Mr. Samuel Stut- 

 terd, which took place, after a very 

 short illness, at Grimsby. Mr. Stutterd 

 was a gentleman of culture and ability, 

 and had long been connected with most 

 of the literary and scientific institutions 

 of the town. He took an active interest 

 in the Mechanics' Institute, and es- 

 pecially in the library. He was a good 

 "all-round man." He had a good knowl- 

 edge of the best modern literature, and 

 was an able linguist, as well as a natur- 

 alist and geologist. At one time he was 

 secretary of the Science and Art Classes 

 and of the Sketching Club. He was also 

 a microscopist and entomologist. His 

 name will be better known to bee-keep- 

 ers from the fact of his having, in con- 

 junction with Mr. H. Dieck, translated 

 from the German that standard work by 

 Dr. Dzierzon, entitled " Rational Bee- 

 Keeping," which was edited in 1S82 by 

 Mr. C. N. Abbott. Mr. Stutterd was 

 greatly esteemed by all who, were ac- 

 quainted with him. 



