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will be the better one, and sometimes the south. In cool days 

 the southern exposure will generally be better, and in the hottest 

 days the northern. In winter there will be days when >oft snow 

 is on the ground and the sun shining brightly to entice the bees 

 out to a chilly tomb, and on such days the northern aspect will 

 be better. There will be other days in winter when the weather 

 and all conditions are favorable for a cleansing flight, and then 

 the southern slope will be better. That cleansing flight is a mat- 

 ter of such importance that on the whole it is better to have the 

 southern slope for wintering. This refers, of course, to locations 

 far enough north to make a winter flight an infrequent occur- 

 rence. If your bees arc wintered in the cellar, it will probably 

 be a toss up which way is better. 



Apifuge. — Q. I read in my bee-book about apifuge. What is 

 it? Will it really keep bees from stinging? 



A. Apifuge is the name of some combination of drugs, which 

 combination is not made public, and is made, advertised and sold 

 in England. I don't remember its being advertised or used on 

 this side. It probably helps to prevent stings. I have seen it 

 claimed that oil of wintergreen rubbed on the hands would pre- 

 vent stinging. 



Associations, Bee.— Q. Where is my nearest bee-association, 

 and what are the annual dues? 



A. The secretaries of associations change nearly everjr year. 

 Write the publishers of your bee journal for information. 



Baits. — Q. What do you mean by baiting to get the bees to 

 work? Do you put in sections partly filled with honey? 



A. Sections that are only partly filled are emptied of their 

 honey by the bees in the fall, and the next year one or more of 

 these are put into the first super to start the bees. Such sections 

 are called bait-sections, or baits. 



Q. In putting bait-sections, or sections partly filled with comb, 

 into supers when you put them on at the beginning of the season, 

 wouldn't the super be filled better, that is, wouldn't all of the sec- 

 tions be more likely to be completed at the same time, if the bait- 

 sections were put at the outside of the super? Wouldn't it be 

 just as effective in getting the bees to go up and begin storing 

 honey in the super? Or, one might have one bait-section in the 

 middle and the rest on the outside. 



A. Your views are all right. Bees will start soonest on a cen- 

 tral bait; bvit if more than one in a super, put them in the corners, 

 or at least outside. 



