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AMERICAN BEE J.OURNAL. 



dueries aiid Replies. 



Evidence of a Qneeu Being in tlie Hiye, 



Query 779. — 1. Is the carrying of 

 pollen into the hive, after the bees are 

 out of the cellar, a reliable evidence that 

 there is a queen in the hive ? 2. If not,, 

 is there any positive evidence, aside from 

 examination, that there is a queen in 

 the hive ? If so, what is it ? — Ohio. 



1. No. 2. No. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



1. No, sir. 2. No, sir — J. P. H. Browx. 



1. No. 2. Yes, finding no brood. — 

 A. J. Cook. 



1. I do not think so. 2. I think not. — 

 C. C. Miller. 



1. I think it it a good sign, but not 

 infallible. — Eugene Secor. 



1. No, it is not. 2. I do not know of 

 any way to determine the matter, other 

 than by an examination. — J. E. Pond. 



I know of no positive e.vidence beside 

 inspection, but carrying in pollen at all 

 freely is good enough evidence. — R. L. 

 Taylor. 



1. It is usually good evidence, espe- 

 cially if noticed at once. 2. Nothing 

 short of an examination is positive proof. 

 — Badant & Son. 



1. If one of my colonies is carrying in 

 plump, full loads of pollen, that is 

 evidence enough that there is a fertile 

 queen in the hive. — James Heddon. 



1. No. 2. If Ohio is a live bee-keeper, 

 as he should be, it will be nothing but 

 fun for him to look into the hive, and see 

 that it has a queen. — G. M. Doolittle. 



1. It is a good indication when you see 

 pollen at that time. 2. Look for imma- 

 ture brood at the entrance early in the 

 morning, as you will often see it. — H. D. 

 Cutting. 



1. Queenless bees will carry pollen, 

 but not as freely as those that have a 

 The only positive evidence 



queen. 



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of queenlessness is the absence of eggs 

 and of brood, and even that is not always 

 infallible. — M. Mahin. 



1. Yes, if they are carrying in consid- 

 erable quantities of pollen. 2. If the 

 bees work as if they meant to "get 

 there," besides bringing in pollen, you 

 are safe in marking that hive as having 

 a good queen. — C. H. Dibbern. 



1. No; but when a colony is activejy 

 at work carrying in pollen, they have a 

 queen. 2. Queenless colonies in Spring 

 carry in some pollen, but are listless and 

 comparatively inactive. Many bees will 

 also be seen about the entrance, to ward 

 off robbers. — G. L. Tinker. 



1. Not always. 2. They might have 

 brood. I am seldom deceived by their 

 actions, but I can hardly tell why. This 

 Spring I noticed a hive that had always 

 many bees around the entrance, while 

 others had no time for loafing. The 

 colony was quite large, and I inferred 

 that they were queenless. A balled 

 queen was rescued, which I gave to them, 

 and their actions changed. Any observ- 

 ing person, can soon learn the difference 

 between queenless colonies and others. — 

 Mrs. L. Harrison. 



1. Well, it is a mighty good sign that 

 all is right when bees begin promptly to 

 carry in pollen in the early Spring. 

 When bees are queenless they soon begin 

 to stand listlessly about the entrance, 

 and show a dull inactivity^ too plain to 

 escape the eye of the experienced apia- 

 rist. 2. Bees that have brood left to 

 rear queens from, may not show their 

 queenlessness so plainly, but even in 

 that case I am not likely to be deceived 

 as to their condition. — G. W. Demaree. 



1. Not invariably. 2. An examina- 

 tion only will give positive evidence of 

 there being a queen in the hive. — The 

 Editor. 



Sujidry Questions. 



Dififerent Strains of Bees. 



1. Which would be the most profitable 

 for honey gathering, the golden Italian 

 or Carniolan? 2. Which works on red 

 clover the best? 3. Is there any way 

 of keeping a pure breed of Italians from 

 surrounding liybrid colonies. If so, how 

 is it managed ? E. G. Golijenboom. 



German Valley, 111. 



[1. The golden Carniolans h^ve done 

 better all around, this season, than any 

 other race or strain. Have not had time 

 to lest the Punics on honey yet, but they 

 bid fair to beat the world. In all points 

 thus far they are ahead of any kind of 

 bee we ever had. 



2. One race will work on red clover as 

 well as another. It is only the second 



