204 THE BEEKEEPERS' REVIEW 



Nocturnal Bees 



In a previous issue of the Review we made allusion to a species 

 of bee, honey bee, that was reported to us as working on flowers 

 during the night time, in the Philippine Islands. We wrote at once 

 to Mr. Alvin J. Cox, Department of Science, Manila, and received 

 lately the following reply, which, we think, will speak for itself. 



"Mr. Edw. G. Baldwin, 



Associate Editor, Beekeepers' Review, 

 Deland, Fla. 

 Sir: 



In answer to your letter of Aug. 81, asking if there is any 

 species of bee in the Philippines, which works at night, I have the 

 honor to state, that there are three species of honey bees here, viz : 

 Apis Indica, Apis Dorsate and Apis Zonata. The last two have been 

 seen gathering nectar during moonlight nights. 



Very respectfully, 



ALVIN J. COX, 

 Director Bureau of Science, Manila. 

 It will therefore appear, that the phenomenon is more interest- 

 ing from a sporadic and abnormal point of view than practically 

 valuable for commercial purposes. 



E. G. B. 



"A constant temperature of 110" F. continued for from 7 to 10 

 days, will liquify candied comb honey without injury to the comb." 

 Western Honey Bee (If that is so, (and it looks reasonable) is not 

 the candied comb honey proposition solved? As this is the season 

 of "candied" comb honey will the subscriber who has candied comb 

 honey try out the "scheme" and report the results for the pages of 

 the Review?"— Ed.) 



This year, for the first time, we had a runaway swarm, from 

 some unknown source, take up its abode in an empty hive. A pile 

 of half-depth supers was standing near the wood shed, back of 

 the hive shop; a few days ago I noted that a few bees were flying 

 about and thought "must be the propolis on the old hives, for the 

 bees surely would not care to leave orange bloom, and mess about 

 old combs that have lost all odor of honey". (For we had empty 

 combs stored here.) Imagine our surprise two days later, when 

 we came home from the University, at noon, to hear Mrs. Baldwin 

 say "there is a swarm of bees in those empty hives." And sure 

 enough, it was true. A medium-sized swarm had come, while she 



