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cell evidently had an egg placed in it by the bees, as there 

 was not an egg in the hive except in the small piece of comb 

 mentioned above. There was a larva in each cell, and the 

 eggs were gone from the piece of comb. 



Wondering what they did with all the eggs, I examined a 

 little closer, and found there was larvas in the cells above the 

 queen-cells. Being satisiiea, I closed the hive again. 



Then in eight days I opened the hive, and found the 

 queen-cells sealed over, and in 12 days I found the few cells 

 of worker-brood sealed over. Finding things all right I closed 

 the hive again, and waited for further development. On the 

 16th day I opened the hive again, and found the queen-cells 

 partly torn down, and looking further I found a beautiful 

 young queen. I closed the hive again, and waited eight days 

 longer, then opened it and found that my queen had mated, 

 and had filled two combs nearly full of eggs. She proved to 

 be as good a queen as I would wish for. So this settles the 

 question in my mind, that bees will move eggs to suit them- 

 selves. Centralia, Kans., Jan. 22. 



Tt?e Sur}r)]j Sout1r)\zir)d. 



CONDnCTED BY 



MRS. JEXNIB JLTCHLEY, BEEX'TLLE, TEX. 



"Sunny" Southland Not So Sunny. 



We are just now undergoing one of the worst spells of 

 weather we have ever known in this country. The snow is 

 more than a foot deep where it has drifted and nearly throe 

 inches deep on a level, and still snowing. I look out of my 

 window and see families of poor Mexicans tramping around in 

 the snow, looking as though they were almost frozen to death. 

 Willie is Just now taking some of them into the factory 

 building to keep them from suffering so much— men, women 

 and children. Such weather as this, counts the same to us, as 

 40 degrees below zero in Illinois, or that is the estimate we 

 place upon it, as we are not prepared for it. It has been cold 

 for ten days, and no signs of getting better yet. 



This means a good honey year with us, as we already had 

 a good season in the ground, and this snow will make a season 

 that will last all summer. The temperature now, at 10 a. m., 

 is 29° above zero, and a regular blizzard sweeping over, and 

 the snow flying so fast and so thick that one is blinded whou 

 out. I see my snow-covered bee-hives, and the birds trying to 

 shelter behind them, and I tell you it seems as if we were in 

 the frozen regions of the North. The piping that carries 

 water to our factory is frozen and bursted, and we cannot run 

 to-day. 



Do you suppose the earth has frozen on its axis, and 

 turned only half way round and left us near the north pole? 

 I suppose Dr. Miller is in the South to-day and we in the 

 North. Joking aside, we have the roughest weather in the 

 history of this country, and thousands of stock as well as 

 people are suffering. 



Beeville, Tex., Feb. 14. Jennie Atchlby. 



Report of the Southwest Texas Bee-Convention. 



BY F. A. LOCKHAKT, SKC. 



(Continued from page 118.) 



EIGHT OR TEN FRAME HIVES — WHICH ? 



Question No. 9. — Which is best for either comb or ex- 

 tracted honey, an 8 or a 10 frame Langstroth or Simplicity 

 hive? 



Dr. Marshall — I began with a 10-frame hive, but I am 

 now satisfied that an 8-frame is best for the South, both for 

 comb or extracted honey. 



Mr. Lord — I think locality has something to do with this 

 question. 



Mr. Victor — I don't know that I ought to have any say 

 on this question, as I have never used 8-frame hives, and as I 

 find I have to use my 10-frarae ones three stories high to ac- 

 commodate my bees, the 8-frame would have to be higher. 



Mr. Flornoy — I think a 10-frame hive is best for begin- 

 ners, especially as they are liable to take honey too close any- 

 way, and a 10-frame hive will allow the bees a better show, 

 as a little honey in each frame will likely take them through 

 all right. My best success is with 10-frame hives. 



Mr. Theilmann — I do not think this hive question is of 



much importance, for I think either will do, and it should be 

 remembered that it is the bees, with the bee-keeper, that ob- 

 tain the honey. 



THE USE OF SHALLOW FRAMES. 



Question No. 10. — Is the use of a shallow frame advisable? 

 Dr. Marshall — I suppose I have more experience along 

 this line than any one present. I began with 7 inch frames, 

 and got more honey from them, as the bees will go above 

 sooner. I tested it one year, and tried one yard with Lang- 

 stroth frames, regular size, and the 7-inch frames, and got 

 more honey from the shallow frames. If I were going to start 

 anew, I would use a frame 6 inches in depth, otherwise a 

 Langstroth frame. 



Mr. Theilmann — Do your bees have suiScient stores for 

 winter on these shallow frames ? 



Dr. Marshall— We do not need very much honey to winter 

 bees here, as I left my bees storing honey fast a week ago, 

 and a 6-inch frame, with 10 to the hive, will be sufficient. 



Mr. Theilmann — Do you always have honey coming in 

 here ? 



Dr. Marshall— Not all seasons. Willow blooms in Feb- 

 ruary, then maple, fruit trees, ratan, and bassvyood till June. 

 We have at Marshall the wild malaga vine, which is good in 

 May. Then field peas, and in the fall we have honey-dew — 

 dark, but good honey — to eat. 



One year my bees gathered great quantities of this honey- 

 dew, and it was excellent dark honey. I think this flow was 

 caused by a long drouth during summer; then in the fall we 

 had a good rain, and vegetation sprang up quickly, full of 

 sap. 



WHAT ABOUT THE SIZE OF SECTIONS ? 



Question No. 11. — Is it advisable to use any other section 

 aside from the regular 4}ix4;-i, or standard size ? 



Dr. Marshall — The bees will store more honey in two- 

 pound sections. A section weighing two pounds will bring in 

 our market almost as much as two one-pounds. 



Mr. Lockhart— The reguar 4?ix4K, or one-pound, is best 

 for my locality (Lake George, N. Y.) 



Mr. Graham— The standard one-pound, always. 



Mr. Theilmann— Taking it all into consideration, I will 

 say a one-pound section, as the bees will finish up such sec- 

 tions soon, so it will be nicer and sell better. 



Dr. Marshall— I find that the bees will store almost as 

 many two-pound boxes as they will one-pound. The bees 

 must have a certain degree of heat to build comb and store 

 honey, and the one-pound sections do not afford room for a 

 sufficient amount of bees to cluster together to get up the 

 proper degree of heat, and time is lost. I do not use separa- 

 tors for two-pound sections, either — only a starter about half 

 an inch wide, and it leaves no fishbone in the honey. 



Mr. Lockhart— We have to use separators in my country, 

 and must produce the very nicest and straight honey, to ob- 

 tain the best prices. 



DR. MILLER AND THE HIVE- QUESTION. 



Question No. 12.— Can any one tell whether Dr. Miller is 

 off the fence yet? 



Dr. Marshall — I will use one of his common words, and say, 

 "I don't know." 



Mr. Lockhart— If it is barbed-wire fence, I should say yes. 



Mrs. Atchley— If it is as much colder, according to local- 

 ity, in his place as it is here to-day, I should think he was off. 



INTERESTING PEOPLE IN BEE-KEEPING. 



Question No. 13.— Can any one tell the best way to get 

 people interested in bee-keeping? 



Mr. Graham — Hold bee-meetings. 



Mr. "Victor — Let them know there is a dollar in it. 



Mr. Lockhart — I second Mr. Victor's opinion. 



Mr. Flornoy— Make the business a success yourself, and 

 all your neighbors will want bees. 



Dr. Marshall— Judge Andrews used to advise this : Get 

 your neighbors to come to your yard and show them all 

 through the hives, and everything pertaining to them and the 

 bees. 



Mrs. Atchley— I think it unwise to try to induce your 

 neighbor to embark in the bee-business, as he will take hold 

 himself if he is going to be a bcc-man ; if not, he will be an 

 injury to you and himself, as the honey he produces will in- 

 jure the market; also the range will be overstocked soon. 



Mr. Flornoy— I have been hurt in that very way, by ignor- 

 ant people (I mean ignorant about bees) ruining my market. 



Mr. Theilmann— 1 have talked to my neighbors on this 

 same thing, and it does no good. Besides, I have to move my 

 bees from my own pasture to make them pay, as the pasture 



