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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



Pollen from buckwheat was exceptionally 

 foul. Having examined and found pollen 

 from all my colonies equally foul while the 

 disease was exceptional, I concluded the 

 cause was not there. Mr. Getaz refers to 

 Cheshire's discovery of the Bacillus Gaytoni. 

 I have made several attempts to discover 

 this germ, but failed, as my highest magni- 

 fier is but a one-sixth objective. Although 

 Mr. Cheshire had no real experience with 

 this disease I have no doubt as to a germ — 

 and I take this opportunity to express my 

 great admiration for his work, also my deep 

 regret upon reading of his death. 



I am also inclined to believe that the dis- 

 ease is closely allied to spring dwindling. 

 My experience with that disease is also con- 

 clusive as to its being contined to the nurse 

 bees ; the symptoms are alike with the ex- 

 ception of the bloated condition of the lat- 

 ter, which is undoubtedly due to cold, while 

 its origin lies in the food. Last spring I re- 

 moved a comb of honey from a colony suf- 

 fering from spring dwindling. Sometime 

 during the month of -Tune it was placed in 

 the brood nest of a healthy colony, and as a 

 result diseased nurse bees were found. 



I agree with Mr. Ford (last paragraph, 

 page S72 Gleanings) that the name "paral- 

 ysis seems rather a misnomer." My obser- 

 vations show no paralyzed condition, except 

 by reason of cold, which, under conditions 

 more severe would also affect healthy bees. 



Jackson, Mich. Dec. W, 1894. 



The Dayton Queen and Drone Trap. 



O. W. DAYTON. 



TlRIEND H.— By 



J?- the present 

 mail I hand you a 

 Drone and Queen 

 Trap. By this 

 form of trap there 

 is gained the priv- 

 ilege of manufac- 

 ture, simplicity of 

 construction and 

 economy of space 

 before the en- 

 trance ; allowing 

 the bees to depart 

 and return without passing through the trap 

 proper. The method of attachment gives 

 the greatest extent of ventilation possible 



and allows the bees to alight upon the hive 

 front and proceed down to the entrance 

 through a small but exceedingly capacioas 

 entrance guard. In short, the bees find no 

 more difficulty in passing this trap the first 

 hour than after a week's adjustment. 



O. W. DAYTON S DKONE TKAP. 



The size mailed you is about three-fifth 

 quart capacity and is sufficient where the 

 drone comb is properly excluded. If the hive 

 contains several frames of drone comb, then 

 the trap is enlarged by wider sheets of zinc. 

 I was about to have an illustration made for 

 my own use but perhaps it may be worth 

 while to show the same in the Review (un- 

 less, perchance, it would savor too much of 

 that " Admiration Society") by which plan 

 I may obtain the same. 



The trap sent is put together with small 

 nails to allow its being taken apart with a 

 knife. The entrance guard is bound upon 

 the side of trap. You will probably under- 

 stand the construction and adjustment with- 

 out further explanation. 



I used about a dozen this season and am 

 now making 150 for next season's use. The 

 one I mail you is for your hive, (supposing 

 that you use the dovetailed, L mgstroth, or 

 any hive having a forward projecting alight- 

 ing board.) My auger hole entrance re- 

 quires the entrance guard to the trap to in- 

 clude seven rows of perforations and be a 

 half cylinder in shape and a slightly different 

 attachment to the body of trap. In the trap 

 sent the entrance guard is l^ cylinder in 

 shape, or five rows of perforations. 



Flokenoe, Calif. Nov. .'5, 1894. 



