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A. That is not the work of a virgin or unfertilized queen, but 

 rather of an old queen. It is nothing very unusual when a queen 

 becomes quite old for the store of spermatozoa to become to a 

 certain extent exhausted, and then some of the eggs laid m 

 worker-cells will not be fertilized and will produce drones, and 





Fig. 6. Drone and worker-brood, irregular; showing tlie work of an old or 

 inferior queen. 



the cappings of these will be raised. It is not the work of laying 

 workers, for in that case none of the brood would be sealed level. 



Buckeye. — Q. Is buckeye honey bad for bees? 

 A. I never heard it was. 



Buckwheat. — Q. (a) Does buckwheat bloom at the same time 

 that white clover does? 



(b) How much should be sown to the acre? 



(c) Does it make the bees want to swarm in the fall? 



(d) Is the grain good for chickens? 



(e) Is buckwheat honey better than clover? 



A. (a) No; buckwheat is much later, usually being sown after 

 clover is in bloom, say about the last of June. 



(b) Some sow two pecks to the acre some twice as much. 



(c) It is not likely to make the bees swarm. 



(d) The grain is good for chickens. 



(e) No; it is dark, strong, and generally sells for considerably 

 less than clover, yet some prefer it. 



Q. Can I sow buckwheat in the spring, and continue at stated 

 times through the summer, so as to have it bloom at certain peri- 

 ods, and make it profitable? 



