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rience is that when a colony in a normal 

 condition is absolutely deprived of its 

 queen, it will, in its haste to replace her, 

 choose a larva that is too old to produce 

 a first-class queen. Oueens from the cells 

 that are sealed from one to two days after 

 the first ones will be the better ones — 

 queens that are in every way equal to 

 those produced b}- natural swarming. 

 The cells last sealed are apt to be on 

 larvie that are too old ; so that neither the 

 first nor the last are as good as the "come 

 betweens. 



We all know that Dr. Miller and Mr. 

 Jolley are both pretty good authority; 

 but my experience is the same as Mr. 

 JoUey's in cases where the colony is sud- 

 denly deprived of its queen, and left to 

 raise another; or where the queen has 

 been removed for the purpose of produc- 

 ing queen-cells. Some of those first- 

 sealed have a look of inferiority; and, 

 with me, have produced inferior queens. 



GI,ASS OVER THE SECTIONS. 



Farther on in his article, in speaking 

 of the desirability of having comb hon- 

 e3' sections nice, clean, and white, he 

 says: — 



I have been trying a plan this season 

 which, so far, has given good satisfaction. 

 I put a piece of glass the size of the sec- 

 tion crate over the sections. The glass 

 lying flat on the smooth, upper surface 

 of the sections leaves no room for pro- 

 polis. It is not necessary to lift it until the 

 super is completed You can look down 

 through the glass and through the inter- 

 stices of the sections, and see their pro- 

 gress without disturbing the bees with 

 smoke, breath, or air. I put a cloth over 

 the glass in some hives, and leave some 

 without anything. The bees work equal- 

 ly as well in one as the other. 



Probably there are many localities 

 where a glass honey board like that 

 would be real nice to have, but I'll guar- 

 antee that if Mr. Jolley were to produce 

 honey in my locality he would need to 

 buy his glass by the carload, or scrape 

 the propolis from the bees legs before 

 they entered the hive, for they would so 

 fasten the glass to the sections that the 

 easiest way to remove it would be with a 

 hammer; but it would be a treat to be 

 able to see the bees at work between the 

 sections. 



EDITORIAL 



fferings- 



Sixteen extra pages this month. 



li^1i^^Fk***it» 



In Renewing, don't forget to write the 

 long chatty letter about yourself, and 

 and your bee-keeping. 



Gleanings for November istli outdid 

 herself in the way of illustrations; giving 

 seven full page views of the Home of the 

 Honey Bees. If not a subscriber, send 

 for a copy of this issue. 



Advertising Pages in this issue are 

 some of them quite interesting reading, 

 aside from the fact that they offer for 

 sale goods that are needed by bee-keepers. 

 Look them over, admire them, and then 

 patronize the men who have had the en- 

 terprise to advertise so liberally. 



Michig.vn State bee-keepers will meet 

 in convention Jan.i and 2, at Thompson- 

 ville. There will be reduced rates on the 

 railroads; and hotels have reduced their 

 rates to 75 cts. a day. Everything indi- 

 cates that the attendance will be larger 

 than in years. At least two, and perhaps 

 three, of the A. I. Root family, of Medina 

 Ohio, will be present. 



"Criticisms" were crowded out in- 

 tirely this month, and the "P^xtracted De- 

 partment" and "Editorial Offerings" 

 squeezed down pretty thin, by the unusu- 

 al amount of advertising secured for this 

 special issue of the Review. It must not 

 be forgotten," however, that the advertise- 

 ments help furnish the money to make 

 the Review what it is. 



