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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Dec. 12, 



Creation without Evolution is to necessitate fixity of type. 

 Perhaps this is what Mr. Pringle means by "special crea- 

 tion." As I uuderstand the matter, I see no need whatever 

 for the word " special " in this connection. 



The discovery of the law of Evolution was a most valu- 

 able one. There was some hesitation about its general ac- 

 ceptance, because it was proclaimed to be irreconcilable with 

 the idea of Creation. When the truths of geology were first 

 enunciated, they were supposed to conflict with Bible teach- 

 ing, but Genesis and Geology were reconciled long ago. We 

 are going through a similar process now in regard to evolu- 

 tion. Evolution is still opposed by many who suppose that it 

 is at variance with the Bible, and there is too much reason to 

 fear it is accepted by many because it enables ihem to dis- 

 pense with a Creator. To my mind, the idea of a Creator is 

 indispensable to account for the executive power which is be- 

 hind all Nature's laws, this of evolution among the rest. I 

 cannot conceive of law enforcing itself. That which scep- 

 tical scientists call Force, is but another name for the Unseen 

 Power which believers in a Divine Being call "God." 



[First thing we know, this queen-clipping discussion will 

 evolute into one on religious beliefs, etc. Probably no better 

 place than this will be found to "clip " oS the discussion. I 

 think nearly all will agree that sufficient has been said there- 

 on for the present. — Editob.] 



CONDnOTED BY 



DR. C. C. Afiy-tER, A/ARE2VGO, ILI^. 



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



Locating' an Apiary Near a Kailroad. 



Would it be good policy to locate an apiary close to a rail- 

 road, say 75 or SO feet away ? I. C. 

 Monticello, Ind. 



Answer. — The main question, I suppose, is whether the 

 jarring would disturb the bees in winter. I have read of one 

 or more cases, but I don't know where to refer to them, and I 

 can't say positively what was reported as to the result. My 

 impression is that no harm came from the jarring, but I may 

 be wrong about it. Perhaps some one who is situated near a 

 railroad may be able to tell us about it. 



Using- Old Foundation. 



As this has been a poor year for honey, I have some foun- 

 dation left. If I should warm it thoroughly next spring, be- 

 fore using it, would it bring back the natural smell so the 

 bees would work on it as well as new foundation ? O. H. 



AN.SWER. — I have several thousand sections filled with 

 foundation that I hope to use next year, and from the experi- 

 ence of the past I've no anxiety about the bees using it, and I 

 shall not warm it or do anything with it, only just put it on 

 the same as fresh. Some of the sections will be four or five 

 years old, and none of them less than two years old. Fresh 

 foundation is a little better, but I never could see such a great 

 deal of difference. If the foundation was left on late in the 

 season without being used, and the bees varnished it with 

 propolis, then they'll not like to use it, but warming it will not 

 help any. 



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Esparcet or Sainfoin — Krainer or Camiolan. 



1. What is the English name for esparcet ? In a 

 former number of the Leipzlger Bieneu Zeitung, I find it 

 highly recommended for bee-pasturage. Have you had any 

 experience with It? 



2. Are the " Krainer bieneu " the same as our Carniolans? 



I am asking for the foregoing information because, judg- 

 ing from some of your writings in the American Bee Journal, I 

 think you are a German. Should I be mistaken, then of 

 course I can't expect that you can give me the information 

 wanted. H. C. 



Answers.—!. It isn't necessary, as you suppose, to be a 

 German to be able to answer your questions, although I do 



happen to know something of that language. If you will turn 

 to the word " esparcet" in the Standard dictionary, you will 

 find it is sainfoin, the botanical name being Onobrychis saliva. 

 Then turning to " sainfoin," which is really French (but the 

 name In common use in America and England), you will find 

 it is " An Old World perennial clover-like herb of the bean 

 family, with odd-pinnate leaves and elongated spikes of varie- 

 gated flowers, cultivated extensively In Europe for forage." It 

 is also known in England as " cockshead." I know nothing 

 about it personally, and- I think it is little known in this 

 country. 



2. Krainer and Carniolan are the same. 



Rearing Queens — Golden vs. Leatlier-Colored Bees. 



1. I would like to rear a few queens next season for my 

 own use. Could I take the old colony and divide, say in two 

 or three nuclei after the first swarm issued ? There always 

 seems to be plenty of queen-cells. What would be the best 

 way to do it ? 



2. Which do you think are the best bees, the golden or 

 the leather-colored ? 



I should have said in the first question that we do not 

 have any fall flow of honey here. H. 6. 



Olymphia, Wash. 



Answers. — 1. Yes, there need be no great difficulty in 

 the matter. Just put the contents of the parent colony into 

 two or three hives after hiving the swarm on the old stand, 

 dividing the brood and bees, and making sure that at least 

 one good queen-cell — preferably a sealed one — is in each hive. 

 But you must feed them to have them ready for winter, and 

 even then they may be pretty weak. Commence the feeding 

 early. 



2. There are good and poor in each, but on an average 

 I'd risk the leather color. 



Two Big- Nuisances. 



Dr. Miller: — As you are a good one to answer questions, 

 please answer the following through the Bee Journal : Which 

 is the greatest nuisance in a neighborhood — a man that will 

 occasionally help himself to a few frames of honey, or a man 

 that will do business under a fictitious name, and praise up a 

 certain locality as a paradise for bee-keeping ; get a few bee- 

 keepers to locate there, buy their first season's honey crop, 

 and when asked for the money five months afterward, puts on 

 a Satanic grin and says he was never so hard up before ; and 

 has the name of beating every one that he gets a chance at ? 

 The Bible says, of two evils choose the least. Which of the 

 two is the least, and which is the greatest nuisance ? 



Southwestern Texas. 



Answer. — I'm inclined to think neither one is least. 

 They're are both big nuisances. But if you insist on me ap- 

 plying my measuring-stick, I should say that the sneak-thief 

 who comes in the night and gets away with a few frames of 

 honey isn't near so big a nuisance as the other, and wouldn't 

 make me feel half so mad every time I'd think of it. It's all 

 the more aggravating because you suffer more loss from him 

 than from the sneak-thief, and yet the law won't shake him 

 by the coat-collar as it will the lesser villain. I have some 

 doubts as to the wisdom, however, of choosing the least of 

 two evils. I'd rather reject both. Are you sure there's any 

 such advice in the Bible ? 



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