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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



J^ovember 10, 



First Bees Imported into Australia, according to in- 

 formation given in Australian Bee-Bulletin, were brought 

 from England to Sydney in 1824. 



Weight of Bees.— Berlepsch estimated 5,600 bees to the 

 pound, when the bees were not filled with honey. Franz 

 Ebster gives in Leipz. Bztg. as a result of his counting, 8,030 

 as the number of bees in a pound when the bees are filled for 

 swarming. 



A Prosposed Remedy for Stings. — A woman was stung 

 in the throat by a wasp which she had swallowed with some 

 jam. Salt was promptly applied inwardly both alone and in 

 mixture with vinegar, and also rubbed on outwardly, and this 

 in all probability saved her life.— Gardeners' Chronicle. 



Long-Ideal Hives are discust in the Australian Bee- 

 Bulletin. Evidently they are the same as the long-idea hives 

 on this side the globe. In this country they were named long- 

 idea hives because the long idea was involved in their con- 

 struction. In Australia the letter " 1 " was added to the name 

 either through a mistake, or else because they were consid- 

 ered the ideal hive, and long as well. 



Accuracy, especially for beginners, is the theme of J. E. 

 Crane in the Bee-Keepers' Review. If you have hives made 

 at mills near by, make out a bill of pieces, and make an agree- 

 ment that every piece shall be of well-seasoned lumber with- 

 out the variation of ig inch, or better still, 1 ^16. Make 

 frames square, not even a little diamond shape. Top-bars not 

 light enough to sag. Spaces around the frames exact. Foun- 

 dation in the center of the frame, and hives accurately leveled 

 so the combs will be in the center of frame when finisht. Sec- 

 tons, cartons, and packing-cases, especially if made by difEer- 



ent firms, must be exact, otherwise sections may not go into 

 cartons, or else cartons may not go into shipping-cases. Be 

 accurate also In your knowledge, and do not think that bees 

 will not use brood four days old to rear poor queens, or that 

 a colony will never rear a queen In ten days after being made 

 queenless. 



Two Communities -with One Queen. — A weak and a 

 strong colony were united. A subsequent visit showed two 

 distinct clusters, one having brood in all stages but no eggs, 

 the other having brood, eggs and queen. A few days later 

 the conditions were changed, the queen and eggs being in the 

 other clustef. A distinct separation between the two clusters 

 was formed by a quantity of freshly-stored pollen. — Schweiz. 

 Bztg. 



Strong vs. Weak Colonies for Honey. — Editor Hutch- 

 inson, in the Bee-Keepers' Review, agrees to the possibility of 

 Dr. Miller's correctness when he says a large colony consumes 

 less honey In a year in proportion to the number of bees than 

 a small one, but refuses to believe that a large colony stores 

 more in proportion to the number of bees than a small one, 

 and calls for testimony on both sides. If that subject gets a 

 thorough shaking up, both men will probably get some new 

 light. Good topic to discuss. 



Shirking the Tariff on Honey. — a tariff on imported 

 honey helps to protect German bee-keepers. Living bees are 

 admitted free. Thousands of colonies are ostensibly sent in 

 from Holland free. A very few bees in a hive heavy with 

 honey will serve to secure free admission, and thus much 

 honey crosses the border without being taxt. Herr Reepen 

 proposes that an effort be made to have a ruling that living 

 bees be admitted free only when hives, bees and all do not ex- 

 ceed in weight 33 pounds. 



Section-Cleaners. — .1. A. Golden having said that L. A. 

 Aspinwall's objection to belt cleaners was probably without 

 having tried them, Mr. Aspinwall replies in the Bee-Keepers' 

 Review that the failure of a disk, through whirling small par- 

 ticles of propolis into the honey, was sufficient to convince 

 him the belt would not do. He thinks It may do by holding 

 one edge of the section at a time on the belt, but that would 

 be too slow work. . With his improved cleaner he cleans more 

 than 150 sections an hour. 



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 those who like a distinct flavor in their honey. 



PRICES OF EITHER ALFALFA OR BASSWOOD HONEY : 



A sample of either, by mail, Scents; samples of both, 15 feots— to pay for package and postage. 

 By freight — One 60-pound can, 8 cents a pound; 2 cans, 7?.; cents per pound ; -I or more cans, 1)4 

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