1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



745 



be interested in. The very existence of both of those indus- 

 tries depend, to a great extent, upon proper worl£ in spraying, 

 and that at the right time. It has been thoroughly demon- 

 strated during the past two years that no coddling-moth eggs 

 are laid in the blossoms in Utah. 



Heber Bennion, of Salt Lake county, said that he would 

 like to see the different societies merge into one instead of 

 being divided into so many. We would be more powerful, and 

 we would b3 able to obtain better transportation rates and 

 more favorable legislation. 



Prof. Mills, of Cache county, spoke in the same strain, 

 and said that we should have a law that would be a benefit 

 alike to the bee-keepors, horticulturists and agriculturists. 



Mr. Bullock said the loss of bees was partly due to spray- 

 ing and partly to starvation. He knew of one person that 

 killed all his bees but 15 colonies by spraying his raspberries 

 while in bloom. He complained bitterly of the insufficiency 

 of the foul brood law, and said that in some parts of Cache 

 county the bees were in danger of extermination by this dread 

 disease. The law should be amended so as to protect the bees. 

 Mr. R. T. Rhees, of Weber county, concurred in this, and 

 wanted to know the sense of the bee-lceepers as to the best 

 hive in general use ; he also asked if spraying in the bloom 

 would destroy the pollen and fruit? 



Mr. Brown, of Salt Lake county, said that the Ferguson 

 hive for comb honey was the best he had ever seen, being the 

 most simple, the easiest, and the quickest to handle. He 

 thought the bee-keepers should be protected in their rights. 



Mr. Folkman, of Plain City, said that the bee-keepers 

 should be protected in this matter, and no spraying should be 

 done while the trees are in bloom. 



Mr. Bartlett, of Uintah county, said that part of the 

 trouble was spraying, but there were, sometimes, other causes. 

 He wanted a law for the good of all concerned. 



Mr. Terry, of Draper, said that he was interested in both 

 bees and fruit ; that no trees should be sprayed while in 

 bloom, as it killed the bees and injured the fruit. 



Mr. Lovesy said that some of our bee-keepers had lost 

 considerable by the trees being sprayed while in bloom, and 

 yet those people did not succeed like those who commenced 

 to spray when the moth began working on the fruit. 



Mr. Huntington, of Utah county, concurred in these views, 

 and said that spraying in the blossom should be stopped. He 

 wanted to hear the question discussed as to the best hive and 

 the best method of producing and disposing of the honey crop. 

 Mr. Craner, of Tooele county, followed in the same strain, 

 and said that the bees in Tooele had done well the latter part 

 of the season. 



Mr. Clark, of Davis county, said the bees there had done 

 better than usual this year ; that he was opposed to joining 

 the bee-keepers with other associations, for the reason that 

 their interests are not identical. 



Messrs. Bullock, Fagg and Lovesy were appointed as ad- 

 ditional members on the committee for revising the foul brood 

 law. 



At the evening session, after considerable discussion as to 

 the best method of producing and marketing the honey crop, 

 a union of interest was advocated, and a resolution adopted 

 favoring the union of the different societies, provided that 

 some practical method can be adopted. A committee was ap- 

 pointed to present it to the agricultural association. 



CONDUCTED BY 



DR. C. C. AIIT^LER, MJLRENGO, ILL. 



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



A Q,uestion on Q,ueen-Rearing. 



This is my third season in bee-keeping, and for the firs 

 time I have tried my hand at queen-rearing. I would form 

 nuclei, and in 24 hours afterward I gave them a matured 

 queen-cell. Nobody knows with what pleasure and excitement 

 I watched for the advent of the young queens, but those who 

 enjoy the society of their bees as much as I do. But there 

 was this that kept me in constant worry : 



After the queens had emerged from the cells, the workers 

 still went on completing their own cells, leaving me in a 

 dilemma as to what to do next. So I took the precaution to 

 cut them all out, lest swarming should be the result. I con- 

 sulted my " A B C of Bee-Culture," beside the bee-papers, but 

 could find nothing to help me. 



Now for the question : After giving a cell to a queenless 

 colony, must I take out any cells that are started, or will the 

 bees tear them down ? When will they do it? J. B. 



Garvanza, Calif. 



Answer. — It's a very hard matter to find any set of rules 

 that bees invariably follow, especially as to the matter of 

 queen-rearing. Sometimes they'll tear down cells when you 

 don't expect them to, and sometimes they'll build up cells 

 when you don't expect them to. Generally it is not neces- 

 sary to cut out the cells that the bees have started themselves, 

 unless indeed the cells are older than the cell you give to 

 them. Sometimes the bees destroy all cells in a nucleus as 

 soon as the young queen emerges, and sometimes they wait 

 until they are mature. It isn't a bad plan to cut out all 

 sealed cells when you give a cell, and it has been said that the 

 cell you give will be more certain to be respected if you put it 

 in the place where you have cut out one of their own cells. 



Italianizing: and. Transferring. 



I have 9 colonies of bees, 5 in box-hives and 4 in the mov- 

 able-frame hives. I want to Italianize. Had I better wait 

 until spring, or can I do it this fall yet ? I want to transfer 

 those in the box-hives. I have the dovetail hive. Bees did no 

 good here the past summer. It was too dry. H. T. 



Warren, Ind. 



Answer. — I think after September is over you better not 

 give new queens till spring. The less you meddle with bees 

 the better in November and later. 



Rendering Wax with. Sulphuric Acid. 



1. How much sulphuric acid should I apply to a gallon 

 crock full of old combs to take the wax out of the cocoons ? 



2. Is it injurious to a tin vessel ? 



3. How is it applied to old combs ? L. H. L. 



Answers. — 1. I'm not familiar with the matter from ex- 

 perience, but I think about a small tablesyoonful to a gallon 

 of water. 



2. Yes. 



3. I think the wax is stirred in the water and allowed 

 plenty of time to do its work, then the wax is melted and sep- 

 arated as usual. But don't you think you'd like better the 

 plan given by John Clark, on page 568 of this journal, to get 

 the wax out by means of the exhaust steam at some place 

 wheresteam-power is used ? I think you will have nicer wax, 

 for the acid is no improvement to the wax, to say the least. 



Size of Hives— Honey Stored by New Swarms— Fastening 

 Brood Foundation. 



1. What is the exact size of the Simplicity-Langstroth 

 hive, inside measure ? I want to make some of them to put 

 swarms in, in the spring. 



2. Ought I to use the 8 or the 10 frame hive ? 



3. How many pounds of foundation will it take to the 

 hive, using whole sheets? 



4. How much honey ought a large swarm of bees store 

 the first year, that issues in April or May ? 



5. How would you fasten the foundation in the frames ? 

 Tracy City, Tenn. J. A. S. 



Answers.— 1. 189is'xl2i8x9>^ inches for the 8-frame; 

 183^xl4%x9}J for the 10-frame. 



2. I don't know. Originally 10 frames were used almost 

 altogether, but of late years 8 frames have come largely into 

 use, and within the past year there has been a hot discussion 

 as to the relative merits of the two. Some think 8 frames are 

 enough, and some think 12 frames or more are needed. Cer- 

 tain it is that many good queens can do more than to keep 8 

 frames supplied with eggs. Some favor 8-frame hives, and 

 allowing two stories for the queen. 



3. From 1 to 2 pounds, according as you use light, 

 medium or heavy brood foundation. 



4. That depends very largely on the location and the sea- 

 son. Sometimes it will not store enough for its own supplies 

 through the winter, and sometimes it will lay in its own sup- 

 plies and 100 or 200 pounds for its owner. 



5. I have my frames wired, and a saw-kerf cut in the 

 center of the under side of the top-bar (my top-bars are % 

 thick), the kerf being 5/32 of an inch wide, and }4 deep, 

 and into this kerf the foundation is put, then fastened there 



