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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVlE'^i . 



Reggio Calabria in 1884. When shaking a 

 swarm out of a hiviug-box some lumps of 

 earth which had been in the box unnoticed 

 fell among the bees, scattering the swarm, 

 and making them very cross. Remember- 

 ing what the peasants had told him he at 

 once plucked some of the foliage and tender 

 shoots of a cedro growing near by, rubbed 

 them between his hands, and went among 

 the swarm, now all on the wing. The effect 

 was marvelous. The bees nearby imme- 

 diately converged toward his hands, precise- 

 ly as they do in forming a cluster, and set- 

 tled upon them as if they had been in con- 

 tact with a queen. Moving slowly toward 

 the hive, he threw down the crushed foliage 

 on the alighting-board. The swarm follow- 

 ed, and finally entered the hive, though 

 some bees continued to perch on his hands 

 until he washed them. He has since tried 

 the plan with the foliage and shoots of the 

 lemon, bergamot, orange, mint and other 

 plants, and various aromatic essences, in- 

 cluding that of the cedro, but without suc- 

 cess. He thinks perhaps balm-mint ( me- 

 lissa officinalis ) would do, but has not tried 

 it. ( " Cedro " is variously translated. Per- 

 haps here it means lime-tree. ) 



This reminds me that I have been told 

 that many years ago, in Ohio, there was a 

 man who used to " charm" bees by a liquor 

 the preparation of which was known only to 

 himself, but was probably prepared from 

 queen-bees. 



TiDSKKiFT FOE BisKjoTSEL. — Brazil is said 

 to produce much excellent honey, but in one 

 province, Rio Grande, it is sold for only a 

 little over half a cent a pound. 



Akvada, Colo. April, 4, IHilG. 



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FLINT. MICHIGAN, MAY 10. 1896. 



Advbetising of an inefficient sort has been 

 tritely compared to a ladder not quite long 

 enough to reach to the top of the house. 



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Sealed Covers did not give so good re- 

 sults in wintering as did upward ventilation, 

 in som ) experiments made by R. F. Holter- 



mann. 



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"There is an economy that wastes and a 

 spending that spares. " 



J. H. Martin has been elected Secretary 

 of the California Bee-I^eepers ' Exchange. 

 It will prove a case of the right man in the 

 right place. 



Foundation is not needed at all times in 

 the sections, so writes Doolittle in the Pro- 

 gressive, but when starters only are used in 

 the sections, separators are needed. 



Pkof. a. J. Cook, andR. Mcl^night, have 

 both recently lost by death their dear life- 

 companions. They certainly have the sin- 

 cere sympathy of their many friends. 



To Complete his file of the Review, a sub- 

 scriber needs the Feb. No. for 1898. Any 

 one having a copy to spare will please write 

 and let me know the price at which it will be 

 sold. 



Five Banded Bees, according to experi- 

 ments made by Bro. Holterman, are below 

 the average as to wintering qualities, are 

 short lived, prolific, gentle unless queenless, 

 and are inclined to rob. 



P. H. Elwood, in Gleanings, says that the 

 feeding of sugar as suggested, advised and 

 practiced by Mr. Boardman, would have 

 the effect of throwing hundreds of tons 

 more of honey on the market. That is ex- 

 actly what bee-keepers \ are now needing 

 above all things. 



In Liquefying honey, Mr. McKnight 

 spoke of liquefying nearly a ton in one day 

 by the use of a wash boiler and a cook stove, 

 Mr. F. L. Thompson thinks that there must 

 be a mistake somewhere. He thinks that 

 one hour for the melting of two (50-lb. cans 

 of honey is too short altogether. 



