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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



came so badly swollen that my vision was 

 cut off, but an application of honey rub- 

 bed over the face twice, in two days and 

 nights, reduced the swelling. Three 

 applications of honey cured a case of 

 eczema. 



I learned that the tall sections of honey 

 out-sell the square one three to one. 



I will conclude by saying that from 

 an artist's standpoint, the frontispiece of 

 the Review for September is one of the 

 finest illustrations that has ever been pro- 

 duced in apicultural literature. It is full 

 of Nature. It is an art-view. It brintrs 

 a smile to my face every time I look at it. 



Reinersville, Ohio, Nov. 15, 1S99. 



'-i=^^EEDING BEES IN THE OPEN 

 =c:A AIR WITHOUT TROUBLE. 

 BY W. H. PRIDGEN. 



For various reasons I have 

 often found it advisable to feed bees in 

 the open air; and I will state that I begin 

 by making the wa- 

 l' : ter in the watering 



troughs just sweet 

 enough to make 

 the bees a little 

 more eager for it. 

 and increase the 

 _^^^^, quantity of sugar 



^ Y ^^^L i daily until forty 

 ^^^^vlpj^^^^H pounds added 



^^^H^ft ^^^^H to twelve or fifteen 



During a scarcity 

 of natural supplies there will be con.'-id- 

 erable excitement, with an attempt to 

 rob the colonies nearest the feed, if the 

 water be made too sweet at first; but 

 after the source is found by all the bees, 

 syrup can be fed, if ample room for all 

 the bees to get at it be given, without in- 

 terfering in the least with the opening of 

 hives and handling frames; however, if 

 the feeding is being done to stimulate 

 brood rearing, and keep the bees out of 



mischief the longest time possible at a 

 given expenditure, just enough sugar to 

 make the bees work freely will prove to 

 be the most satisfactory. All the water 

 necessary is thus supplied, and causes 

 that familiar "roaring" heard in the 

 evening during a natural flow. 



I have practiced this plan of feeding 

 many times at different seasons of the 

 year, and when for only a few days dur- 

 ation I get into it as above directed, and 

 then ease out by decreasing the sweetness 

 until indifference on the part of the bees 

 is manifested, and I have not yet experi- 

 enced any inconvenience from robbers on 

 account of it. 



In my last experience, which lasted for 

 a month, I noted everything more care- 

 fully than ever before, and find that an 

 interval of three or four days without 

 feeding makes it necessary to be a little 

 cautious about opening hives, until all 

 the bees again locate the feed. The bees 

 all quiet down as soon as the supply is 

 exhausted, at any time of the day, but it 

 is better to have it ready when they first 

 get out in the morning. Strange to say, 

 they soon learn what time of the day to 

 expect it, and there are usually enough 

 present to scatter the good news in every 

 direction as soon as the feed is given, 

 whether morning, noon or evening. 



Creek, N. C, Nov. 20, 1899. 



ood things 



Pram Other Jooroals, 



SELECTED BY DR. A. B. MASON. 



UNSEASONABLE MArTER MADE SEASONA- 

 BLE BY THE USE OF AN INDEX. 



Editor Review: — Your editorial on 

 "Publishing Unseasonable Matter," on 

 page 341 of November Review, pretty 

 nearly upset me when I read it; and I 

 wondered if you thought I could select 



