1919 



Spacing of Combs, Etc. 



Would you advise the pacing of 

 combs V/i inches from center to cen- 

 ter? With this additional space 

 wouldn't the bees elongate the cells 

 in the extracting supers? I find with 

 the above spaoing a 10-frame hive 

 would require about nine combs. 

 Would nine combs be all right in the 

 brood-chamber when the bees go 

 into winter quarters? 



I examined a 2-story hive a few 

 days ago and found a laying queen 

 above and below. How did that 

 queen get into the upper story, with 

 a wood and zinc queen-excluder be- 

 tween the two bodies? 



I put the upper story underneath a 

 queenless colony with one thickness 

 of newspaper between them. Should 

 I have used more than one thickness 

 of paper? 

 Illinois. 



You will do well to space V/ 2 

 inches. Nine frames in a ten-frame 

 brood-chamber will allow good win- 

 tering, and those successful bee- 

 keepers, the Dadants, attribute their 

 almost total immunity to swarming 

 mainly to the fact that they have 

 large hives and also wide spacing. 

 In a brood-comb filled with sealed 

 worker-brood, the combs will be of 

 the same thickness, whether they be 

 spaced 1*6 or V/ 2 . The thickness of 

 such a sealed comb is not far from 

 an inch, leaving a space of about 54 

 inch between two combs where the 

 combs are spaced UA. With ly 2 inch 

 spacing the space between two 

 combs is about half an inch. So 

 with the larger spacing there is more 

 room between combs than with the 

 smaller spacing, and this makes the 

 bees less crowded, and it is easy to 

 believe that they will be cooler and 

 less inclined to swarm. 



As to wintering, the probability is 

 that there would be no trouble if 

 combs were spaced anywhere up to 

 2 inches apart. In our cellar in win- 

 ter it is a pleasant sight to see bees 

 of a strong colony clustered below 

 bottom-bars and filling entirely the 

 2-inch space between bottom-bars 

 and bottom-board. If a 2-inch clus- 

 ter is all right under the frames, 

 why not between them, thus making 

 them spaced 3 inches apart from 

 center to center? 



One way to account for a queen 

 above the excluder, beside the one 

 below, would be to say that a queen 

 was reared in the upper story, either 

 because brood had been above or be- 

 cause bees carried an egg above. 



One thickness of newspaper is 

 enough to use when uniting bees in 

 two different stories. 



Bees and Fruit 



Spokane, Wash.. July 10.— An in- 

 teresting clash of interests appears 

 to have developed in the fruit-pro- 

 ducing district, of which Spokane is 

 the commercial center, as between 

 fruit growers and apiarists. 



One side of the subject is set forth 

 in a statement by E. B. Kelly, State 

 Agricultural Inspector, who says : 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



"Never before has the Inland Empire 

 apple crop showed up the need of 

 bees in this district as it has this 

 year. Many apples will be lost this 

 year because of lack of proper pol- 

 lenization, and although the loss 

 does not compare with the frost 

 damage, it is very noticeable. There 

 are a few bees in the Inland Empire, 

 but the majority of fruit growers de- 

 pend too much upon their neighbors' 

 bees for charity work and sooner or 

 later the live producer will see the 

 need of having a good stock of bees 

 on his own farm. 



"If bees are introduced into the In- 

 land Empire on a large scale, the 

 farmers will first have to provide 

 better means of feeding. Food se- 

 cured by the bees during the fruit 

 season will not be enough for their 

 winter supply and every corner and 

 nook will have to be sown in clover." 

 Quite another aspect is presented in 

 a dispatch from Prosser, Wash., as 

 follows: "Startling mortality among 

 bees indicates an unusual shortage 

 of honev in the Yakima Valley for 

 the present season. Tons of honey 

 were shipped from this locality last 

 year and brought fancy prices. W. 

 H. Tucker, who had over 200 stands 

 of bees, which yielded him an income 

 from $25 to $54 a stand last year, 

 reports that he will have no honey 

 for sale this year. 



"He states that the unusual value 

 of the apple crop has caused or- 

 chardists to continue spraying much 

 later than heretofore and in much 

 heavier quantity. The chemicals in 

 the spray fluids is killing the bees 

 by the million. Mr. Tucker started 

 this season with 250 stands, 50 of 

 which have been entirely wiped out, 

 and no more than 10 to 20 per cent 

 of the inmates of_ the remaining 

 stands still survive." 



The subject will be debated at 

 fruit growers' conventions this fall. 

 There seems to be a strong conflict 

 of opinion as to whether the spray 

 used to combat coddling moth is fa- 

 tal to bees. 



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BEES AND QUEENS 



FOR SALE— Golden Italian nueens, untested 

 85c, two $1.50. 



J. F. Michael, Winchester. Ind. 



QUEENS AND BEES— This fall is proper 

 time to replace all queens 2 years old. as 

 well as the failing ones. Circular free. See 

 large add elsewhere. 



Nueces County Apiaries, 

 E. B. Ault. Prop., Calallen, Texas. 



FOR SALE — Italian oueens, from best dis- 

 ease-resisting stock, mailed as soon as hatched. 

 Directions for introducing with every order. ■ 

 Price, April to October, in large or small lots, 

 60c each. James McK.ee , Riverside. Calif. 



FOR SALE— 100 colonies of bees, mostly 

 Italians. In 10-frame dovetailed hives, 



wired frames; no disease. Also 100 supers. 

 Bees in fine condition. 



Garrett H. Creech, Central City, Neb. 



FOR SALE — Fine Italian oueen bees (free 

 from disease), each $1, $10 per doz 



Jul. Buegeler, New Ulm. Texas. 



Louisiana Meeting 



T F. Archdekin, Big Bend, was 

 named President of the Louisiana 

 State Beekeepers' Association at 

 Baton Rouge, Friday, August 8, when 

 the first meeting of the kind ever 

 held in the State was called as part 

 of the Tenth Farmers' Short Course. 

 E. C. Davis, Federal Extension Agent 

 for Louisiana, who was named Sec- 

 retary was instrumental in the 

 calling' of the meeting. Other offi- 

 cers are: Geo. H. Sexton, Atchafa- 

 laya Vice President; R. L. McCoy, 

 New Roads, Second Vice President, 

 and F. M. Morgan, Hamburg. Treas- 

 urer Thirty-seven charter members 

 joined, and Mr. Davis expects the list 

 to swell to 100 before January 1. 

 Talks at the meeting were given by 

 J F Archdekin, F. M. Morgan, Geo. 

 Sexton, C. J. Free, R. L. McCoy and 

 Rev G P. White. Louisiana is not 

 overcrowded in beekeeping, and this 

 new organization presages a great 

 future development. K-- H - 



FOR SALE Tested :t banded Italian queens, 

 $2; safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Clinton Bradway, Monson, Mass. 



1 SHALL have 10 or 12 colonies of bees lor 

 sale as soon as honey gathering is over. 

 These are in 10-frame hives with Hoffman 

 wired frames, filled with full sheets Dadant's 

 foundation. Other particulars and prices on 

 application. Edwin Bevins, Leon. Iowa. 



REQUEEN— Three-handed Italian queens for 

 fall requeening now ready. Untested, 5>1 

 each; select untested, $1.25. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. 



11. A. McCarley, Mathis, Tex. 



FOR SALE — weather colored Italia.i queens, 

 tested. June 1. $1.50; untested, $1.25; $13 a 

 dozen A. W. Yates, 



15 Chapman St., Hartford, Conn. 



ITALIAN QUEENS— Northern bred, three- 

 banded, highest grade, select, untested, guar- 

 anteed. Queen and drone mothers are chosen 

 from colonies noted for honey production, 

 hardiness, prolificness, gentleness and perfect 

 markings. Price $1 each. 



J. H. Haughey, Berrien Springs, Mich. 



THREE-BANDED ITALIANS ONLY — Un- 

 tested queens, 1, $125; 6, $6.60; 12, $11.50; 

 50, $40; 100, $75. H. G. Dunn 



The Willows. San Jose, Calif. 



PHELPS' GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS com- 

 bine the qualities you desire. They are great 

 honev eatherers, beautiful snd gentle. Virgin, 

 $1; mated. $2 C. W. Phelps & Son 



8 Wilcox St., Binghamton, N. Y. 



GOLDENS that are true to name. Untested 

 queens. 1. $126; 6, $6.60; 12, $11.60; 60. 

 $40; 100, $76. Garden City Apiaries, 



San Jose, Calif. 



FOR SALE— S-band Italian queens ready 

 tune 1. Untested, each $1; twelve, $10; 

 100 $80 No disease here and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. A. E. Crandall & Son, 



Berlin, Conn. 



LEATHER 



d all dark colored Italian 

 ,^„ we have them, mated, $1 each. 

 These queens will include all that are not up 

 to the standard in our goldens, but will be 

 good utility stock. C W Phelps & Son, 



No. 3 Wilcox St. Binghamton , N. Y. 



FOR SALE— Pure 3-banded Italian queens, as 

 good as you can buy with money, from 

 Tune 1 to September 1. .... vt„ 



J. F. Diemer. Li berty, Mo. 

 BEES ANT3 _ QTj^ET^from H my4eW o Jersiy 



lAtf V ' 34 Cortland St.. New York City. 

 v^VAjmfGOLDEN UUEENS produce golden 



bees of the highest quality; ^.'faction guar- 

 anlc ed. Mated, $1. « for $5; tested $2_ 



D L Swarts, Lancaster, O., l^t : ?. 



