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will last longer if the under side is painted, especially where 

 quite near the ground. But there is no gain in painting the in- 

 side. 



Painting Hives. — Q. Would you advise me to paint the hives? 



A. I don't believe it is best for me; but the majority think 

 better. Painted hives look better and last longer; but I think 

 unpainted are better for the bees. 



Q. Why is it that you don't paint hives? 



A. Following the teachings of G. M. Doolittle, in whose ideas 

 I have great confidence, I think there is better chance for the 

 moisture to dry out of unpainted hives than out of painted ones. 

 I have seen a painted hive in my cellar damp and moldy when all 

 the unpainted ones were in much better condition. 



Paralysis (See Bee Paralysis.) 



Parcel Post for Honey. — Q. Can extracted honey be sent 

 through the mails in friction-top pails by putting it in wooden 

 boxes, provided the honey is candied solid so that it would not 

 run if th§ cover was taken off in transit? 



A. Yes, such honey can go by parcel post all right. 



Parthenogenesis (See Dzierzon Theory.) 



Pasturage for Bees (See also Apiary, Location, Outapiary). — 



Q. Do you plant anj'thing for your bees to work on? If so, what? 



A. After trying many things, I now plant nothing specially 

 for the bees. 



Q. Name the kind of pasturage I must have to get good honey. 

 (Illinois.) 



A. White clover, basswood, Spanish needle, heartsease, and 

 fruit blossoms are a few of the principal honey-plants in your 

 state. 



Pickled-Brood. — .Q Is there a cure for pickled-brood? I know 

 that during a good honey-flow the bees generally get over it. The 

 inspector told me it was pickled-brood. My bees did not get in 

 shape for a crop of honey until about the time it stopped. 



A. Pickled brood seems hardly a disease, but is believed by 

 some to be only brood dead through chilling or some other cause, 

 sc there is no cure for it, and it needs no cure, disappearing of 

 itself. If you are not sure as to what ails your bees, you had 

 better send a sample of the brood to Dr. E. F. Phillips, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, and after analysis you 

 will be told just what the trouble is. It will cost you nothing, 

 and if you write in advance to Dr. Phillips he will send you a box 



