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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Hnnging Frames. — Why are not 



small hanging frames used for surpjus 

 honey, or, if they have been used, 

 what was found to be tlie objection '? 

 It seems to me their advantages would 

 "be great. We could see just what 

 combs would do to take out at a glance 

 and could take them out without in 

 any way disturbing tliose that were 

 not capped, or had brood in them. 

 They would be filled more readily, as 

 hanging immediately over the brood 

 frames they would seem to be but a 

 continuation of them, and practically 

 there would be not the least obstruc- 

 tion to the bees getting up to them. I 

 mean to have them of the same width 

 of the brood frames, i. e.. J-a inch, and 

 quite shallow, so that honey would 

 naturally be stored there. Please an- 

 swer in next issue of Bee Journal. 

 G. M. Alves. 

 Henderson, Ky., Sept. 21, 1882. 



[The objection to their use would be 

 the liability of the queen to make a 

 brood-nest of the second story as well 

 as the first. We have, the past sum- 

 mer, frequently seen three-story Lang- 

 stroth hives, which were being manip- 

 ulated tor extracted honey, wherein 

 several frames in the upper or tliird 

 story contained brood, larviE and eggs; 

 and your device would be subject to 

 the same annoyance. Of course this 

 would depreciate the value of the 

 comb honey produced in them if in- 

 tended for a general market, as they 

 would not only be more or less tilled 

 with pollen, but wherever young bees 

 had been reared the combs would be 

 discolored and unsightly.— Ed.] 



Meaning of Terms.— Will you please 

 tell me tlie meaning of the ternis 

 " foul brood " and " nuclei "V I am a 

 novice in bee-culture, but the more I 

 learn, the deeper I become interested. 

 John L. Vredenburgh. 



Austin, Texas, Sept. 18, 1882. 



[Foul brood is a malignant, con- 

 tagious disease, which destroys the 

 brood of a colony of bees. Nuclei is 

 the plural of nucleus, and is used to 

 denote a miniature colony of bees.— 

 Ed.] 



A Continuous Season.— The honey 

 season is over with us. The drouth 

 and frost have stopped the growth of 

 all honey-producing plants. When I 

 review the past G years, 1 am sure the 

 present has been fully equal to the 

 best. From about the 16th of June to 

 the 15th of Sept., we have had one 

 continuous flow of honey, with the 

 exception of a day or two at a time. 

 During this period we have had sev- 

 eral honey-dews, which covered the 

 leaves of the trees so thickly that it 

 ran down and dropped from their 

 points, besmearing one's clothing in 

 passing through the timber. Frames 

 of foundation placed in the middle of 

 a colony with brood on each side 

 would be drawn out and filled with 

 honey before the queen could lay an 



egg in them. On the 2d of Sept. I 

 made two new colonies from 2 strong 

 ones, giving each one frame of brood 

 and one frame of honey, and filled out 

 the hives with frames of foundation. 

 On the 15th of Sept. I opened the 

 hives and found that the foundation 

 had been drawn out, filled with honey, 

 and the most of it was sealed over. 

 There was even less brood than when 

 the colonies were made. Still, both 

 queens were young and vigorous. 

 The honey extracted during this time 

 is very thick, and has a pleasant flavor. 

 It is "thought by some to be better 

 than that taken while basswood was 

 in bloom. J. L. Strong. 



Clarinda, Iowa, Sept. 22, 1882. 



(Jneen Overlooked.— I purchased a 

 small lot of bees and added them to a 

 colony ; about 2 days afterward I 

 found a queen on the ground near the 

 hive. I looked at them, at intervals 

 for about two weeks, finding no queen, 

 but brood in various stages. I grafted 

 in a queen cell, and next morning 

 found a dead queen on the ground. 



1. Why was this V From another col- 

 ony I removed the queen. Eight or 

 nine days after I caged an Italian 

 queen on a frame having some brood, 

 letting her remain 48 hours. Seven 

 days after I could not find her, but 

 later in the day noticed a cluster of 

 bees on the outside of a screen to pre- 

 vent robbing. I brushed the bees 

 away, and there was my queen dead. 



2. What was the matter V I have 

 lost 6 fine queens in attempting to in- 

 troduce thein. II. J. NoRTiiRUP. 



Lansingburgh, N. Y., Sept. 18, 1882. 



1. There was a queen in the small 

 lot of bees you added, which was 

 killed by the bees or queen in the 

 hive, and which you overlooked after- 

 ward. 



2. The robbing and confusion inci- 

 dent to the wire screen frightened the 

 bees and queen, and in her efforts to 

 abandon the hive, and their attempts 

 to retain or protect her, she was 

 killed.— Ed.] 



Do Bees Spread the "Yellows?"— 



There is considerable agit:',tion among 

 fruit men in this State in regard to 

 whether bees spread the yellows in 

 peaches. VVoul ; like to hear from 

 Prof. Cook on the subject. Bees are 

 doing well here, and very strong. 



T. O. Shearman. 

 New Richmond, iVlich., Sept. 14. 



Grop IJeports.— To date I have taken 

 off 23,100 lbs. of extracted and 500 

 lbs. of comb honey; from a commence- 

 ment of 2-5(j coloines. I expect to ex- 

 tract about m) lbs. more. Mr. G. C. 

 Vaught to date has taken off 3,045 lbs. 

 of comb and 1,270 lbs. of extracted 

 honey, and expects to take off 1,000 

 lbs. more of comb honey, all from a 

 commencement of 39 colonies. Mr. 

 Wm. McLendon, of Lake Village, 

 Ark., whom I visited Aug. 20th, had 

 extracted 7,500 lbs., and taken 110 lbs. 

 of comb liouev from a commencement 

 of 70 colonie's. Mr. Robert Adams, 



near Lake Port, Ark., at the same 

 date, from 3 colonies to commence 

 with, had extracted 588 lbs., and t.iken 

 72 lbs. of comb iioney. What the ex- 

 pectations of my Arkansas friends are 

 I cannot say, ))ut they are sanguine of 

 a heavy yield. I will send you a re- 

 port in full iu the winter of all the 

 apiaries in my neighborhood. The 

 North American Bee-Keepers' So- 

 ciety meets in convention too soon for 

 a full report from Southern bee-keep- 

 ers. O. M. Blanton. 

 Greenville, Miss., Sept. 21, 1882. 



Remorin? Colonies.— It is necessary 

 to remove my colonies before I pack 

 for winter, to a yard 200 feet distant. 

 Tliey must be taken from one place 

 to the other direct. 1. What is the 

 best manner to remove them ? 2. 

 When is the best time? 3. A good 

 deal of drone comb is in the frames 

 the bees are to winter on. What 

 should I have done, and what can I 

 do y James Gardiner. 



Paris, Ont. 



[1. Carry them on a hand-barrow. 



2. Remove them at once, slanting 

 boards in front of each to cause them 

 to mark their location anew. 



3. If filled with honey, let them re- 

 main ; if not, remove them when 

 packing, or before.— Ed.] 



Finishing Up.- On the morning of 

 the 22d inst. ^^'e had a light frost, but 

 at 2 o'clock p. m. the bees were work- 

 ing busy as ever. This morning a 

 second and heavier frost occurred, 

 which will stop bee-work to some ex- 

 tent. Bees have done well here this 

 summer. I hope mild weather will 

 prevail a few days to finish off unfin- 

 ished combs. My crop will reach 4,000 

 lbs. from 48 colonies last spring. 



T. N. Marquis. 



Woodland, 111., Sept. 24, 1882. 



Swarming. — Seeing a statement 

 written by Joel Brewer, and one from 

 Daniel Whitmer, on page .555 of the 

 Bee Journal, moves me to write for 

 their benefit, and others (if they wish 

 to try it), my success for live years 

 consecutively. When spring comes 



1 commence to build up, and get large 

 colonies to be ready for the honey sea- 

 son. If my colonies are not strong 

 enough when that time comes, I dou- 

 ble them until the desired strength is 

 reached. Now comes the time to be 

 on my guard. When one shows signs 

 of crowding the queen, which will be 

 when mock queen cells are being built 

 rather plentiful, with here and there 

 an egg placed in them, I procure 

 another hive, and fillin^it with empty 

 combs, place it under the colony. Ihe 

 vacant space being below, and heat 

 always rising, the colony receives no 

 injury from chilling. This method 

 has never failed with me, and I can 

 refer to 5 bee men besides myself who 

 practice it with success. I use a hive 



2 feet long and one foot wide, by 14 

 inches deep. The frame is 11x13 

 inches, outside measure, and I keep 

 none but pure Italian bees. In five 

 years' use of the above method, I have 



