AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Down Hmong the People. 



The parish priest 

 Of Austerlitz 



Climbed up in a hiyb chuT.h steeple 

 To be nearer God, 

 So that he might hand 



His word down to bis peoole. 



And in sermon script 

 He daily wrote 



What he thought was sent from heaven; 

 And he dropt this down 

 On his people's heads 



Two times one day in seven. 



In his rage God said, 

 '*Come down and die;" 



And he cried out from the steeple, 

 "Where art thou. Lord?" 

 And the Lord replied, 



"Down here among my people." 



-Pittsburg Dispatch. 



Hueries ajid Replies. 



MoYliis Bees liy Railroad, 



Query 781. — 1. I have 120 colonies 

 of bees to ship 130 miles by railroad ; 

 can I move them best in the Fall or 

 Spring ? 2. How shall I prepare them 

 for shipment? — D. P. N. 



1. I should prefer to ship bees in the 

 Spring, as the hives would be lighter, 

 though it is not important. — A. J. Cook. 



1. I should prefer Spring. 2. The 

 answer would be rather long for this 

 department. A book containing instruc- 

 tion can be had at the office of the Bee 

 Journal. — C. C. Miller. 



1. You can move them in the Fall 

 before very cold weather, but I should 

 prefer to wait till about April 15, as the 

 combs are then light and the danger is 

 much less. — C. H. Dibbern. 



1. Spring would be the best time, in 

 my judgment. 2. I have had very little 

 experience in shipping bees. The advice 

 of those who practice it will probably be 

 worth more than mine. — Eugene Secor. 



1. Spring would be better, for the 

 comb would be less liable to break on 

 account of weight of stores. 2. Too long 

 for a full reply here. In short, make 

 frames secure and give abundant venti- 

 lation. — G. M. DOOLITTLE. 



1. In the Spring. 2. If moved early 

 — before there is much brood, and while 

 the weather is cool — it is a simple matter. 



Fasten tlie frames, if they are not 

 already fixed ; fasten on the cover and 

 bottom-boards, and cover the full-sized 

 entrance with wire-cloth. Later, wii-e- 

 cloth should also be used in place of the 

 cover. — R. L. Taylor. 



1. In Spring— March or April. 2. If 

 not to be over two days closed, in cool 

 weather in March, they can be nailed up 

 tight, without danger. There will be 

 plenty of air around the block that will 

 cover the entrance. — Dadant & Son. 



1. It makes no difference, whether 

 they are moved in Spring or Fall, if they 

 are well packed and have ample food. 

 Ordinarily, however, better success will 

 be obtained by the novice in moving 

 in Spring. 2. Give ample ventilation; 

 fasten the frames so they cannot 

 move, and in hot weather spread so that 

 not over seven frames are spaced in a 

 10-frame hive. For so short a distance, 

 water will not probably be needed, but it 

 will be safe to put a damp sponge on top 

 of the frames. — J. E. Pond. 



1. If you had indicated the place of 

 your abode, so that I could know some- 

 thing of your climate, I could give you a 

 more satisfactory answer. In my cli- 

 mate I should prefer February or March, 

 as the time to move a large apiary. But 

 it can be done in the Fall, if not put off 

 too late. 2. Fasten the frames so that 

 they will not jostle about, and nail a 

 shallow super or rim — 3 or 4 inches deep 

 is better than deeper — on top of the 

 brood-chambers, and cover it with a thiu, 

 stout cloth, or with wire-cloth. Close 

 the entrance and they are ready to ship 

 safely. — G. W. Demaree. 



1. Spring is preferable, as they have 

 less honey, and may soon be able to 

 repair any breakage. 2. That depends 

 in a measure upon the climate. The 

 frames should be fastened in some way, 

 to be secure, so that they cannot strike 

 together. Confine them securely to the 

 hive, with wire gauze over the fly 

 entrance. If the weather is hot and dry, 

 would wring out muslin dipped in cool 

 water, to keep them cool and afford 

 moisture, and spread it upon the combs, 

 — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



1. I have had experience in moving 

 bees, and I know that Spring is beyond 

 comparison the better time. They should 

 be moved before they begin to increase 

 their stores, and before the colonies 

 become very populous. 2. Fix the combs 

 so that they will not swing together, 

 close the entrance 'with wire-cloth, and 

 have free ventilation in the top of the 



