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AUSTRIA. 



F. Steigel describes bis improved ex- 

 ractor in Bienen Vater about as fol- 

 3WS. "The comb pockets are divided 

 y metal sheets and extra screens so 

 g to form i-eally two pockets each, 

 aking two comb-s one behind the other 

 QStead of one comb as in the present 

 xtractor. By thi.s arrangement eight 

 ombs may be extracted instead of four 

 t one operation, thus saving in labor. 

 he extractor could even be so arrang- 

 d as to take three combs for each 

 ocket in the same manner, thus in- 

 reasing its capacity threefold." The 

 iventor is preparing to have this ex- 

 ■actor patented in all countries. It is 



que-stion with the writer of this 

 ifhether such an extractor would be 

 etter than a reversible four-frame 

 owan. He would consider the sep- 

 rate turning of the combs a great dis- 

 dvantage. I believe W. L. Coggshall 

 as used a similar arrangement to that 

 f Steigel for many years, and as to 

 pocuring a patent on it here in 

 merica, he might be a little too late. 



step in advance. The old method of 

 harvesting the honey was a simple 

 one. A small quantity of gunpowder 

 was exploded inside of a hive; the con- 

 tents, bees, broood and combs — were 

 emptied into a kettle and by applica- 

 tion of heat the honey was separated 

 from the wax, etc., not a very appetiz- 

 ing jiroduet. AVith the improved hive, 

 the honey may be removed from the 

 rear. The brood may be ea-sily reach- 

 ed from the front end. 



A. Kamprath conducts a question- 

 3X in the Bienen Vater. The first 

 uestion relates to milk as a stimuluc? 

 <r bees. Says some fine results have 

 een obtained feeding milk in small 

 >ses in connection with sugar, es- 

 ecially where there was a lack of pol- 

 n; biit on the whole he is not in 

 ivor of any substitute; thinks honey 



d pollen combs are good enough; 

 icapping such, and sprinkling with 

 >t water, giving them to the bees in 



e evening, ha-s given him very good 

 aults. 



A farmer's hive used commonly in 

 any districts of Austria consists of a 

 allow, long box, nearly 32 inches 

 ng, not quite 10 inches wide and 8 

 ehes high. The ends are movable. 

 ich hives were corded up like stove- 

 50d and kept under .sheds. These 

 me hives are being improved by 

 aking the combs movable, which is a 



A recipe for an ointment made of 

 pinepitch, honey and beeswax, each 20 

 gramvs, mixed with 350 grams of fresh 

 lard, is recommended for collar boils, 

 in Bienen- Vater, Vienna. 



GERMANY. 



Freudenstein says, in B. V.. that the 

 heath bee of Germany i.s a degenerat- 

 ed bee produced by long continued mis- 

 management on the part of the bee- 

 keeper.s. He says they always take 

 up the heavy colonies (such as have 

 not cast swarms) and keep the swarms 

 over. He say-s, further, nature would 

 Aveed out all unprofitable swarms but 

 for the bee-keeper who steps in be- 

 tween and feeds up those swarms that 

 would die out or should be taken up. 



Freudenstein offers a reward of 

 1,000 marks or about $250 for the intro- 

 duction of a profitable red clover varie- 

 ty with short enough blossoms so that 

 our common bees can reach the honey. 

 ^Nlore particulars are to be given later 

 in a number of his journal. 



It will be remembered that Freuden- 

 stein is about the only person in Ger- 

 many who has given the matter of 

 long-tongued bees any consideration. 

 As generally considered the red clover 

 bees are an American humbug. As I 

 take it, Freudenstein is not blowing 

 the horn for the long-tongued Ameri- 

 can race but is simply experimenting 

 to find out whether or not there is any- 

 thing to it. 



