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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



do not for a moment believe ) would look 

 at the matter in quite another way, viz. : 

 In the case of most plants which yield 

 a lari^e amount of nectar, such as white 

 clover and basswood, blacks and Italians 

 are equally able to get all the nectar 

 which the blossoms contain, but red clo- 

 ver is an exception. Upon this the blacks 

 do not work; but the Italian, "having a 

 longer reach," is able to draw off some of 

 the most watery part of the nectar which 

 accounts for the fact that the honey of 

 the blacks is the richer and the finer. 



Lapeer, Mich, March 2, 1899. 



EDITORIAL 



fferings. 



The United States Bee-Keepers' As- 

 .sociation will hold its next annual con- 

 vention in Philadelphia, Pa., commenc- 

 ing Tuesday evening, Sept. 5th, and clos- 

 ing Thursday evening, Sept. 7th. 



Examine the colonies of bees in the 

 cellar before carrying them out. Do this 

 by holding a lighted candle up under each 

 colony. Mark those that are strong, 

 clean and nicely clustered. This saves 

 opening these hives after they are carried 

 into the yaid, to learn the condition of 

 the bees. This plan was mentioned by 

 H. G. Sibbald at the last meeting of the 

 Ontario bee-keepers' convention. 



ler of London, Ontario, told me about 

 this when I was over at the Guelph con- 

 vention. This is the way he carries his 

 hives of bees when he has occasion to 

 move them from place to place in the 

 apiary; and he also carries them in this 

 manner when taking them into the cellar 

 or bringing them out. Don't forget, 

 though, that his hives are of the Heddon 

 persuasion, and hives with loose, hanging 

 frames could not be carried in this man- 

 ner; at least, not unless they had been in 

 use a long time, and the frames and hive 

 were well knit together with old, tough, 

 brace-combs. 



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Wax-Rendering articles, many of 

 them, have been crowded out of this issue 

 by the continuing of subjects already un- 

 der discussion. It looks now as though 

 the April issue would contain much more 

 on the rendering of wax than is to be 

 found in this issue. By the way, the Col- 

 orado College is about to begin a series of 

 experiments in rendering wax, with a 

 view to decide upon the most economi- 

 cal method, .\mong other things, they 

 wish to test samples of "slum-gum" from 

 different sources, and learn from which 

 they get the least wax. If interest- 

 erl, send one pound of "slum-gum" 

 by express, together with a detailed 

 statement of the method emplo3'ed in 

 rendering, to Prof. C. P. Gillette, Agri- 

 cultural College, Ft. Collins, Colorado. 

 Express will be paid by the College. I 

 knew Prof. Gillette when he was a .stu- 

 dent in our Agricultural College; and he 

 is a good, scjuare, capable man. 



THE HANDIEST WAV TO CARKV A HIVE WHEN DISCUSSION SHOULD BE Ct:T OFF. 



OK BEES. 

 There are several unhandy ways of car- 

 rying a hive of bees; but I know of one 

 way that is reallj' handy. It is that of 

 taking it on your .'•houlder. Just pick it 

 right up, and, as you bring it up, turn it 

 over so that the cover will rest upon the 

 shoulder. Hang on to it enough to steady 

 it, and walk right along. Mr. F. J. Mil- 



I think that Bro. York and myself have 

 been consistent regarding the discus.sions 

 mentioned on another page l)y friend 

 Doolittle. Both discussions started in a 

 similar manner. Someone, if my niemor\' 

 -serves me correcth', affirmed, in the 

 .\merican Bee Journal, that bees were 

 capable of improvement. This was dis- 

 puted, and the assertion made that when 



