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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



Feb. 2, 1899. 



to keep down the expenses," I haven't got the money to 

 fight Boulder county and support myself and family. 



Mr. Gill — And somebody else says to confine the inspec- 

 tor to S200 expenses — but the commissioners can't go 

 against the law. 



Mr. Rhodes — They do in some counties, but it is not the 

 law that they should. 



■ Mr. Adams — I'm hunting the man who gets $200. 



Pres. Aikin — I have here some samples of combs in- 

 fected with foul brood in an advanced stage after it has 

 dried up. There is another disease like foul brood, and the 

 test is the elasticity of the matter. But the dead brown 

 matter at the bottom of the cells is a pretty good indication. 



The samples referred to were put up in a securely en- 

 closed box of glass and wood, the glass being on both sides, 

 next to the faces of the combs. 



The reading of the Inspectors' Reports followed, which 

 are here put together and tabulated : 



During the last season there was no inspector in Jeffer- 

 son county. 



Mr. Gill added to his report these remarks : "The dis- 

 ea.se is still confined to one locality in the county, namely 

 ab(jut Fruita. Thorough work has "been done in this locality, 

 but the infection seems to be among the wild bees of tlie 

 community, .so that nothing but eternal vigilance will ever 

 stamp it out there : however, people in that section seem 

 desirous to rid them.selves of the pest, and are ever ready 

 to assist in stamping out the disease." 



Mr. Aikin also reported for his county that six hives 

 ■where bees had died were ordered treated. 



Mr. Jenkins, of Bent county, reported that he had only 

 inspected for foul brood, and found none : but there is con- 

 siderable paralysis, tho only a few serious cases. 



The Treasurer's report was read and accepted, and also 

 the following 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PERM.4NENT HONEY EXHIBITS. 



Your committee would most respectfully report that we 

 visited the Board of Capitol Managers, and made known 

 our wishes as to a place in the building and a suitable case 

 to make our permanent exhibit. We were courteously re- 

 ceived, and assured that we could have the space and the 

 receptacle. 



Owing to some personal influence of which the commit- 

 tee do not wish to speak at present, all of our work has been 

 of no avail. 



Co„i,>u-//rc \ J- J?- Rhodes, H. Rauchfuss, 

 / J. B. Ad.ams, J. E. LvoN. 



[Continued next week.] 



York's Honey Almanac is a neat little 32-page pamph- 

 let especially gotten up with a view to create ^ demand for 

 honey among should-be consumers. Aside from the Alma- 

 nac pages, the forepart of the pamphlet was written by Dr. 

 C. C. Miller, and is devoted to general information concern- 

 ing honey. The latter part consists of recipes for use in 

 cooking and as a medicine. It will be found to be a very 

 effective helper in working up a home market for honey.. 

 We furnish thc-m, postpaid, at these prices : A sample for 

 a stamp ; 25 copies for 40 cents ; 50 for 60 cents ; 100 for 

 $1.00 : 250 for $2.25 ; 500 for $4.00. For 25 cents extra we 

 will print j-our name and address on the front page, when 

 ordering 100 or more copies at these prices. 



eoNDrcTElJ By 

 DR. C. C. Mir^I^ER. Marengo, III. 



[Questions may be mailed to the Bee Journal, or to Dr. Miller direct.] 



Moving Bees a Short Distance to Winter. 



Most bee-keepers winter their bees on the summer 

 stands in this locality, but I always give mine sbme pro- 

 tection and generally move them to a sheltered place. I 

 dig into a bank just enough to level the place for the hives, 

 and set a row of hives on a 2x4 edgewise, and if the bank is. 

 high enough I put another tier of hives on top. 



I move some of the hives from 30 to 200 feet from the 

 summer stands to winter quarters, and our bees have a 

 flight every few days all winter. Of cour.se, .some of them 

 get muddled up in the first flight that they have, by being 

 moved so short a distance. Do you think it is an error to 

 move them ? Nebk.\sk.\. 



Answer. — The mixing up of a few bees will make little 

 difference, for what one colony loses another will gain. If 

 there is a great deal of excitement it .sometimes happens 

 that a hive may be almost entirely deserted, and of course 

 that's bad. There is a possibility, too, that the presence of 

 a lot of strange bees may endanger the life of the queen, 

 but as a rule I think 3'ou will find little loss from either 

 catise. To help hold each colony to its own hive, it may do 

 some good to put a board up clo.se before the entrance, so 

 the bees can get out only by going around the board. 



Question on Contraction. 



In contracting a 10-frame brood-chamber, say to seven 

 frames, will the bees be likely to build combs to the bottom 

 of the section-holders ? New Jersey. 



Answer. — The simple fact of contracting from 10 to 7 

 frames would probably have little to do in the matter. In 

 either case, with plenty of super room and proper spaces be- 

 tween brood-chamber and super, you will have a minimum 

 of bur-combs, while you will be likely to be troubled with 

 them in either case if the bees are badly crowded for room. 



Splints to Prevent Foundation Sagging 

 Spacing Frames, Etc. 



1. What is your method of using wood splints for pre- 

 venting sagging of foundation in brood-frames? 



2. Will foundation cut to fill the frames, as you use it, 

 cost more per pound than the regular size sent out ? 



3. I am using Hoffman frames, but intend hereafter to 

 make my own frames, and use staples for spacers, as the 

 Hoff'mans are badly propolized. I notice on jjage 7 you rec- 

 ommend this style to " Illinois." Would yoti advise me to 

 change the Hoffmans that I have ? I can do this without 

 much trouble, by sawing off the projection of the end-bars 

 and substituting staples. 



4. If I do this, the staple will have to project 5-16 inch, 

 since the top-bars are only 1 1-16 inch. Now, I wish to 

 make mj- top-bars I's-inch, staple projecting '4-inch. When 

 two of these frames with top-bars of different width come 

 together, they will be 1-16 nearer at one end than at the 

 other. Will this give trouble ? 



5. What is the best style of queen-excluder to use ^vhen 

 hiving swarms on starters ? 



6. Why cannot the Root zinc be used in making the 

 honey-board composed of alternate strips of wood and zinc? 



7. If you recommend this style, please describe it so 

 that I can make it. North C.\roi,in.\. 



Answers. — 1. The splints orJittle sticks are 1-16 square, 

 and Js-iiich shorter than the depth of the frame, inside 

 measure. The paraphernalia needed to do the work are : 

 A pair of pliers to lift the sticks out of the meltetl wax, a 

 board to u.se as a presser, '4 -inch shorter than the inside 

 depth of the frame; three or four inches wide and '4 or ^- 

 inch thick, with one edge kept well soakt in water so the 

 wax will not stick to it, and a board %-inch thick just large 

 enough to slip loosely inside the frame, having' strips nailed 



