1898. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



525 



keeper desires to close the top, just slide 

 the cover back, and there you are. This 

 is one of those " little thiiigs." 



Louis R. Lighton. 

 Douglas Co., Nebr., July 26. 



Good Prospect for Dark Honey. 



The honey crop here from clover and 

 basswood was very light, but there is a 

 good prospect for dark honey. 



A. W. Smith. 



Sullivan Co., N. Y., Aug. 5. 



Tco Wet and then Too Dry. 



I bought a colony of bees and increast 

 one more. It was too wet last spring for 

 a good flow of honey, and now it is too 

 dry ; the bees do not show much surplus 

 yet, but I hope they soon can, for there 

 is good prospect of golden-rod and many 

 other wild flowers coming into bloom. 

 R. C. SUPPE. 



Woodson Co., Kans., Aug. 5. 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety. — Prov. 11-14. 



Ciatlierins Propolis — Can it Be 

 Lessened by Hive Construc- 

 tion i 



Query 80. — Do bees gather a certain 

 amount of propolia without rejrard to their 

 needs, or do they gather only as they find 

 places to put it? In other words, can one 

 lessen the gathering of propolis by proper 

 construction of hive and contents ?— Ohio. 



Dr. A. B. Mason — Yes. 



J. M. Hambaugh — "I don't know." 



Mrs. L. Harrison — They may gather 

 more to stop up cracks. 



E. France — I don't think we can do 

 anything to change the outcome. 



P. H. Elwood — The gathering of prop- 

 olis is somewhat, but not altogether, the 

 result of necessity. 



Dr. C. C. Miller— They'll gather some, 

 whether they need it or not, and perhaps 

 they'll gather more if they need it. 



Prof. A. J. Cook— I believe they gather 

 what they need. Some would feel 

 greater need than others, no doubt. 



E. S. Lovesy — The same as with 

 honey; as a rule they gather an abun- 

 dance without any regard as to their 

 needs. 



R. L. Taylor— The amount of propolis 

 gathered is owing more to the peculiari- 

 ties of the colony than to the character 

 of the hive. 



Emerson T. Abbott — I think some col- 

 onies gather propolis just for the fun of 

 it, and the construction of the hive has 

 nothing to do with it. 



G. M. Doolittle — Some colonies gather 

 many times the propolis that others do. 

 With the former the construction of 

 hives would have little Influence. 



D. W. Heise — Some colonies are much 

 worse propolizers than others, and the 

 proper construction of hives cuts very 

 little figure with some bees, as they will 



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lavishly daub propolis on a smooth sur- 

 face of the hive Interior. But, generally 

 speaking, the absence of rough surface, 

 cracks and corners, will greatly lessen 

 the desire to propolize. 



Eugene Secor — I think bees gather 

 propolis largely because of lack of nec- 

 tar. I have noticed that during a gen- 

 erous honey-flow but little propolis is 

 gathered. 



Mrs. J. M. Null — Regardless of their 

 needs, some localities exceed others in 

 the production of propolis. Reduction 

 is possible through construction of hive 

 and fixtures. 



O. O. Poppleton — Yes. I think bees 

 gather propolis with some regard to 

 needs, and that the amount of gathered 

 propolis can be lessened some by the 

 means suggested. 



Rev. M. Mahin — I think that the 

 quantity is governed largely by their 

 feeling of need. There will be much less 

 propolis in a hive that is smooth inside 

 than in a rough one. 



W. G. Larrabae — Sometimes bees 

 gather propolis when they have no place 

 to put it, and consequently they daub it 

 anywhere it happens. I think they 

 gather about so much, anyway. 



J. E. Pond — Bees follow their own 

 sweet will in the matter, but it may be 

 assumed that the closer tbe .joints in the 

 hive, and the less space given generally 

 for air to circulate, the less propolis will 

 be used. 



C. H. Dibbern — At certain times bees 

 seem to gather propolis, tho there is no 

 apparent use for it. I p'resume if the 

 inside of the hive is smooth and tight 

 this propensity will be somewhat les- 

 sended. 



Chas. Dadant & Son — They often 

 gather more than they need. (Witness 

 queenless colonies whose combs become 

 overladen with pollen.) But they often 

 do not find enough, and it depends upon 

 the season. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown — In seasons with 

 a good honey-flow they generally propo- 

 lize in proportion to their needs. But 

 when the bees have a long spell of idle- 

 ness they are more prone to deposit 

 propolis to excess. 



Jas. A. Stone — I think they gather it 

 just as they happen to be disposed, for 

 I have had some hives all stuck up with 

 it, when at the same time other hives 

 would have very little of it, and of a 

 great difference as to stickiness. 



R. C. Aikin — Very little is gathered 

 during a good honey-flow. When noth- 

 ing else to do, a scant or abundant sup- 

 ply as it may be found in the fields, 

 much as pollen supply Is governed by 

 the field supply. We do not have a sur- 

 plus of either in my present field. 



S. T. Pettit — Yes, one may in a meas- 

 use lessen the quantity gathered by good 

 workmanship and careful adjustment of 

 appliances in all their parts. But, after 

 all, where propolis is plentiful bees will 

 usually gather more than they can find 

 use for, and they will daub it somewhere. 



G. W. Demaree — The honey-bees in a 

 state of nature needed some substance — 

 propolis — to fix up their rough homes, 

 and the instinct to gather propolis is 

 deeply seated in the bee. How long it 

 will take to change the habit and abate 

 the nuisance of much bee-glue in the 

 cleanly constructed modern hive — well, 

 who can answer '? 



J. A. Green — Some colonies gather a 



