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pidity of fanning of the wings var- 

 ied, and toward the end of the 

 time it became so slow that the out- 

 line of the wings was distinguish- 

 able. After the excessive activity 

 this bee stood in the same place 

 for a time. Rapid respiration may 

 play a more important part in heat 

 production than at first appears. 

 One bee was observed to breathe 

 21 times in 14 seconds and then 

 cease the rapid respiration. On 

 other occasions 5 or more bees 

 would begin shaking their bodies 

 from side to side. 



It has been shown in earlier 

 sections that feces in the rectum 

 cause irritiation, which induces in- 

 creased activity and causes greater 

 heat production. It has also been 

 found that other kinds of irritation 

 being about the same result, but a 

 discussion of these points cannot 

 be undertaken here. It is at least 

 evident from the rcords obtained in 

 this work that colonies of bees in 

 winter, either in cellars or out of 

 doors, should be disturbed as little 

 as possible. This appears to apply 

 especially to cold weather out of 

 doors or in the cellar, especially 

 after the colony has been confined 

 for some time. 



The facts mentioned concerning 

 the ability of the bees to conserve 

 the heat generated will perhaps 

 raise the question as to the tempera- 

 ture of the hive outside the cluster 

 in cold weather, when the cluster 

 is compact. In the case of Colony 

 A the tamperature of the hive out- 

 side the cluster was often practi- 

 cally as low as the outside tempera- 

 ture. This colony was not packed 

 and had a rather large entrance. If 

 the cluster forms such an efficient 

 insulator in itself it might be pre- 

 sumed that packing about the hives 

 is of little value and that it might 

 even be harmful, in that it would 

 not serve to conserve heat and 

 would prevent the heat from the sun 

 from penetrating to the cluster. This 

 line of reasoning, however, does not 

 follow, and in any case it is unsafe 

 to speculate about these things 

 without more facts. The effects of 

 various forms of packing are being 



It is your right when buying queens 

 to demand a pedigree. We send one 

 with each order for queens. Border 

 City Apiaries, 223, N. B. St. Ft. Smicii, 

 Arli. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



HONEY LABELS— Catalogue and 

 prices free for tlie asking. PEAKL 

 CARD CO., Clintonville, Ct. 



FOR SALE— 100 second hand 8 and 

 S frame hive bodies at 20c each. Write 

 for description. C. J>. TOVVXSIOXI), 

 ytoclvbridge, Mich. 



WANT TO SEND YOU our catalogue 

 and price list of behives and fixtures. 

 They are nice and cheap. WHITE MFG. 

 CO., Greenvile, Tex. 



BEEKEEPERS' SUPPLIES sold at 

 a reduction. Marshfield Sections and 

 Falcon Foundation in stoclv. Send for 

 my prices free. The Bee and Honey 

 Man W. D. SOPER, Jacivson, Mich. 



WANTED— White Sweet Clover Seed. 

 The National is oversold on sweet 

 clover seed, and if any of our readers 

 have some, or Itnow of any that can be 

 bought, we would be pleased to hear 

 from them, stating amount you have 

 and the price you will take for it on 

 board car at your station. Address the 

 BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW, Northstar, 

 Michigan. 



FOR SALE — Two dozen mailing cases 

 bottles and corks, for mailing samples 

 of honey, sold to members for an 

 even dollar. They weigh four pounds 

 and are packed to go by parcel post. 

 Your postmaster can tell you how much 

 to include for postage from Lowell, 

 Mass. Larger quantities at correspond- 

 ingly less price to go by freight or ex- 

 press. Say how manv you can use. Ad- 

 dress THE BE^^-KEEPERS' REVIEW, 

 Northstar, Michigan. 



Gather in the White Sweet Clover Seed 

 Those wlio have had expei'ience tell 

 us that it is wonderful how well 

 white sweet clover yields seed. We were 

 wondering if there were not many of 

 our members who live in a locality 

 where sweet clover seed can be har- 

 vested at a profit. 



The very best seed is cut and thrash- 

 ed by hand, then run thi-ough a fan- 

 ning mill. This is the method that 

 produces the unhulled variety, which is 

 usually free from weed seed or foreign 

 matter. 



WHITE SWEET CLOVER SEED— We 

 are getting in "•toucli" with several 

 members who will harvest a consider- 

 able White Sweet Clover Seed this fad- 

 Last season we could not get half 

 enough of the unhulled \^•hite to supply 

 our members. We would suggest that 

 those wantinsr seed place their order 

 early this fall, as we anticipale anoth- 

 er season of heavy demand. You may 

 send in $15 per hundred pounds for the 

 unhulled white variety, and if the price 

 is more or less this can be adju:,Led at 

 the time of shipment. Address Tiie 

 Beekeepers' Review, Northstar, Mich. 



HONEY LABELS — Lowest price. 

 PEARL CARD CO., Clintonville, Conn. 



