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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



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EMtoriaL 



Mr. and Mr-s. David H. Coggshall, of 

 roton, N. Y., have been spending 

 le winter in Florida and made us a 

 easant visit of several days. Speak- 

 ? of old combs, Mr. Coggshall said 

 lat he had a number of brood combs 

 :\t have been in constant use for 

 fty-four years. 



FOREIGN COMPETITION. 



We have received from the South- 

 we-3teru Ohio and Hamilton County 

 Bee-Keepers' As-sociation a circular 

 letter, the object of which is to investi- 

 gate the present status of the foreign 

 honey problem, and inviting sugges- 

 tions as to a practical means of deal- 

 ing with the situation. 



Mr. C. P, Dadant, in the American 

 Bee Journal, in reference to the vsame 

 letter says: "If the bee-keepers of this 

 country desire an increase in the tariff, 

 they can surely obtain it by going 

 about it in the right way," and sug- 

 gests that proceedings should be con- 

 ducted through the National Bee- 

 Keepers' AS'Sociation. 



The problem is a serious one, and it 

 is gratifying to note that interest is 

 being awakened in the matter, though, 

 we confess, the remedy is not ap- 

 parent to us. The greatest competi- 

 tion comes from Cuba, and to -succeed 

 in securing a revision of the tariff 

 schedule between two countries where- 

 in reciprocal tr»ide relations are in 

 affect, will doubtless require greater 

 effort and longer time than may be 

 anticipated. 



It is well that the matter is to be in- 

 vestigated by organized bee-keepers, 

 and careful study of the situation 

 backed by determined effort may 

 eventually bear fruit. 



The division in the ranks of the bee 



en of the Snug Little Isle and that 



Emerald hue are along tne lines of 



e Autocrats and Popocrats rather 



an between Aristocrats and Demo- 



ats. It would probably be the same 



're. The desire to rule or ruin seems 



affect small groups both sides of the 



nd,' " write-s a correspondent. 



A BEGINNER'S QUESTIONS. 

 Editor Bee-Keeper: 



I am a beginner in bee-keeping and 

 should like to ask a few questions in 

 regard to the business, as follows: 



First — Do you think bees winter bet- 

 ter in deep-framed hives than in shal- 

 low one.s? 



Second — Do mice ever destroy bi-cs 

 in cold weather? 



Third— Would it be all right to nail 

 over the top of hive in winter a piece 

 of tin just the size of the top? Please 

 answer in next issue of The Bee-Keep- 

 er, and oblige. Yours truly, 



John McNall. 



1— In the event of a protracted peri- 

 od of low temperature the deep frame 

 i« more favorable to succes.sful win- 

 tering; although bees are frequently 

 wintered perfectly in very shallow 

 hives. Hence, it could not be said that 

 bees "winter better in deep-framed 

 hives." The excellent wintering fea- 

 ture of the deep frame lies in the ac- 

 cessibility of the stores. In the shal- 



