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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Dj-seiiterled Nuclei.— Do yon sup- 

 pose that mule thought the bees were 

 eathig honev after he liad kicked over 

 the liive y I will give $10 for a queen 

 whose working progeny all fill them- 

 selves with honey when badly dis- 

 turbed, and do not sting when 'filled. 

 What a pleasure to handle such bees, 

 even if they did get some honey away 

 from the extractor. 



E. B. SOUTHWICK. 



Meudon, Mich. 



Mr. Southwick thinks the cause of 

 my bees having dysentery was their 

 refusing to take food. The dysentery 

 was caused in less than 24 hours, and 

 the bees took food to excess. In my 

 statement on page -i-W of the Bee 

 Journal, it should read 4th where it 

 reads 7th. I have since observed 

 another case of dysentery in a2-frame 

 nucleus in a ne'iglibor bee-keeper's 

 apiary, and if the particulars in tlipse 

 cases will be of any value, I will give 

 them if desired ; also the observance 

 of the mating of a queen, and some 

 facts concerning drones. 



Bryant. 111. S. A. Shuck. 



[We would be pleased to have Mr. 

 Shuck, and all others, give all facts 

 that may come within their knowl- 

 edge which have a bearing upon im- 

 portant questions constantly coming 

 up for discussion, and especially those 

 relating to vital matters, such as dys- 

 entery in bees, mating of queens, and 

 peculiarities of drones. — Ed.] 



Bees Doing no Good.— We liave an 

 abundance of white clover, but bees 

 are not working on it. Basswood was 

 only one week in bloom. If the fall 

 flowers do not furnish more nectar, I 

 will have to feed mv bees to bring 

 them through the winter, for we will 

 have a severe one. Catnip aud moth- 

 erwort are the onlv plants bees are 

 working on now. iio surplus in this 

 part of the State. 



John Sturwold. 



Haymond, Ind., July 28, 18S2. 



[It is seldom we wish any man mis- 

 taken, but we hope your prediction of 

 a severe winter will prove you a false 

 prophet. — Ed.] 



Progressive Transferring.— Had Mr. 



Heddon's article on transferring, and 

 the one on width of sections, been 

 written in May, I should have been at 

 least SS better off to-day. I have 1-5 

 colonies in the Heddon hive, and vou 

 can judge of the value to me of 'tlie 

 article oh progressive transferring. I 

 send you a wire presser for fastening 

 foundation in frames. Please give it 

 a trial, using No. 30 wire, and report. 



1 shall get no surplus honey this year. 

 Basswood not yet in bloom, but will 

 come out in a few days. 



F. M. Cheney. 

 South Sutton, N. H., July 29, 1882. 



[The wire-presser consists of a brad- 

 awl handle, in which is inserted a No. 



2 sewing needle to about % its length, 

 somewhat slanting, the head is then 

 ground off to leave about ^^ of the 

 eye. We have had no opportunity to 

 test it, but doubt not it will do its 

 work satisfactorily.— Ed.] 



Which Queen Goes J— When a swarm 

 issues, which queen goes, the old or a 

 young one V 1 commenced a vear ago 

 last spring witli 3 colonies,"divided 

 once arovnid, and had 2 swarms. One 

 colony died before winter set in ; and 

 this spring I lost one by starvation. 

 I now have 10 good colonies. I have 

 learned some by experience, and more 

 through the Bee Journal. My bees 

 are mostly hybrids. Z. G. Cooley. 



Norwalk, Iowa. 



[The old queen alwaysgoes with the 

 swarm. — Ed.] 



Breeding Uj).— I have 12 June and 

 July swarTus ni old box hives. Some 

 of them are in fair condition consider- 

 ing the time they have been hived, 

 but the majority are quite weak, and 

 will not live through without feednig— 

 what is best to be done with them? 

 Please answer through the Bee 

 Journal. Mark Thomson. 



Canton, O , July 28, 1882. 



[If honey is n<it coming in suflicient- 

 ly fast to keep up rapid breeding, bet- 

 ter feed a little each day, aud trust to 

 fall flowers for winter stores. Should 

 they fail, then will be time to feed for 

 winter.— Ed.] 



hope for the best. I am thankful for 

 the winter supply already obtained. 



G. M. IJOOLITTLE. 



Borodino, N. 1' ., July 29, 1882. 



Honey from Daisies.— Do bees gatlier 

 honey or pollen from the common 

 white daisy, and if so, is it injurious 

 to them for winter storesV They have 

 worked on daisies some in this section 

 this season, I never knew them to 

 work on it before. Some bee-men 

 think that it will kill the bees to win- 

 ter on it. John II. Green. 



Maine, N. Y. 



[We never knew bees to work on 

 daisies, but suppose if they do so it is 

 for the honey ; and do not imagine it 

 will be injurious. They winter on 

 honey from the mountain laurel, which 

 is quite poisonous to humanity.— Ed.] 



Maple Sngar. — Please imform me 

 through the Weekly Bee Joural. if 

 bees can be wintered on pure maple- 

 sugar? W. B. Brown. 



Lebanon, N. H. 



[We would be afraid to attempt it, 

 except as an experiment. — Ed.] 



Prospects Brighter.— Basswood is 



now in full bloom, and the past three 

 days have been splendid for the bees, 

 the mercury standing at 90- in the 

 shade at noon, and 70'-Jat5a.ra., which 

 is favorable for the secretion of nectar. 

 The combs which showed nearly star- 

 vation for the bees a few days ago, are 

 now glistening with honey, and enough 

 has been already stored for a winter's 

 supply by the majority of my colonies, 

 while a few have commenced work in 

 the boxes. A small surplus may yet 

 be in store for we New Yorkers if the 

 weather continues favorable. My 

 dish is right side up at least, and I 



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