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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNALa 



Septeniber 15, 



In the multitude of counsellors thereis 

 safety. — Prov. 11-14. 



Snow at Ilive-Enlrances. 



Query 82.— Is it advisable after a heavy 

 snow-Sturm to clean all the snow away from 

 the entiance of the hive, or would you let it 

 remain '/—Mich. 



E. France — We let it remain. 



W. G. Larrabee — Let It remain. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — Let It remain. 



R. C. Aiklu — If much, clear It away. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — I would clear it 

 away. 



Dr. C. C. Miller— Sometimes, and 

 sometimes not. 



R. L. Taylor — Clean it away If It gets 

 soft and heavy. 



Chas. Dadant & Son — Let It remain 

 till it begins to thaw. 



James A. Stone — It does not snow on 

 my bees, as they are In the cellar In w n- 

 ter. 



P. H. Elwood — The most successful 

 winterers say that the entrances should 

 be kept open. 



Rev. M. Mahin — Whenever there Is 

 snow enough to cover the entrance, I 

 remove it as soon as I can. 



Eugene Secor — The snow will do no 

 harm unless ice is formed at the en- 

 trance, obstructing ventilation. 



O. 0. Poppleton — If dry, I should let 

 it alone; but if not, and liable to be 

 frozen solid, I should take it away. 



Emerson T. Abbott — Let the snow 

 alone. It will do no hurt, and you may 

 do a deal of harm trying to remove it. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— Without having 

 much experience on the " snow ques- 

 tion," I would venture to clean It away. 



J. M. Hambaugh — Leave It alone dur- 

 ing extreme cold weather. When It be- 

 gins to thaw, remove it from the en- 

 trance. 



J. E. Pond- In my own apiary I let 

 the snow remain. In other localities It 

 might be advisable to clear it away. The 

 question, it seems to me, is local and not 

 general. 



C. H. Dibbern — I would not winter 

 bees where snow would cover them up 

 at all. If I did, I think I should not 

 disturb them by shoveling the snow 

 from about them. 



Mrs. J. M. Null — As long as light and 

 porous in its nature let it remain at the 

 entrance. If in danger of solidifying, 

 remove. Ice In front of the entrance is 

 anything but desirable. 



Dr. A. B. Mason — If the hive were 

 properly tipt forward I would let the 

 snow remain unless a crust should form 

 on the snow. I would then break the 

 crust and let the snow remain. 



D. W. Heise — It depends very much 

 whether the snow drifts solid or loosely ; 

 If packt hard, and to any extent of 

 depth, past experience teaches me that 

 it is advisable to remove it instanter. 



J. A. Green — I would let the snow re- 

 main unless the weather was such that 



by thawing and freezing the entrance 

 was apt to get clogged with ice. I would 

 clear away the snow if the weather was 

 so warm that the bees wanted to fly. At 

 other times I would let it remain. 



S. T. Pettit — If there Is a porch or 

 board leaned up against the hive, or 

 other contrivance to keep the ventila- 

 tion clear, let the snow alone; otherwise 

 it Is generally better to clear it away. 



E. S. Lovesy — We let it remain ; if the 

 bees attempt to come out, and they meet 

 the snow at the entrance, they will re- 

 turn, but if the snow is swept away they 

 will often fly out and fall and die In the 

 snow. 



G. M. Doolittle — Leave a wide board 

 in front of the entrance, and pay no at- 

 tention to snow unless it covers the 

 hive. I think it best not to have hives 

 covered entirely with snow for many 

 days at a time. 



G. W. Demaree — Situated as far South 

 as I am I could give you no advice of 

 value on this subject. There were some 

 bees lost in this locality some years ago 

 by wet snow and sleet closing all venti- 

 lation to the hives. 



Minnesota.— The adjourned meeting- of 

 the Mlnoesuta Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 be held on Wednesday forenoon during State 

 Fair weeli. at the place where the hoaey ex- 

 hibit is made on the fair frrounds. Make an 

 effort 10 be there, and iavite other bee-keep- 

 ers who are not members to come and join the 

 Association. L. D. Leonard, Sec. 



Minneapolis, Minn. 



Cash Paid for Beeswax! 



For all the Good, Pure Vellovr 



Bees-wax delivered to our office till 

 further notice, we will pay 25 cents per 

 pound, CASH. No commission. Now if 

 you want casta, promptly, for your 

 Beeswax, send It on at once. Impure 

 wax not taken at any price. Address as 

 follows, very plainly, 



GEO. W. YORK & CO. 



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rr/^D CAI C AnOut-.4plaryof 

 ~Vi/n OAAL-C .sOcolunles of Bres 

 in • ouble-walled hives with extractlnx-combs, 

 extractor, etc. 



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 37A:it I.edyard. CajUKrt Co., N. V. 



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 L-ansiug*, Allamakee ro. Iowa. 37 Alt 



Excursion to Boston. 



The Nickel Plate Road will sell excur- 

 sion tickets from Chicago to Boston and 

 return for trains of Sept. 16, 17 and 18, 

 at rate of $19.00 for the round trip. 

 Tickets will be valid returning until 

 Sept. 30, inclusive. On account of heavy 

 travel at this particular time, those 

 desiring sleeping-car accommodations 

 should apply early to J. Y. Calahan, 

 General Agent, 111 Adams St., Chicago. 

 Telephone Main 3389. (58-32-6) 



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