THE MANAGEMENT OF BEES. 2867 
Thus by making note of the time when:honey begins to be stored in the 
supers,.and later of the time of cessation of the flow, an idea can be 
attained of the length of the honey flows, which as before mentioned 
is particularly important for the producer of comb honey. Records 
will also be desired of the date of introduction of new queens, and of 
their activity after being introduced, and of many other items of in- 
formation too numerous to mention. 
The numbering device should be detachable so that it can be easily 
put in place and as easily removed. This will be appreciated when it 
is remembered that the old hive body will often be removed and a new 
hive body bearing the old number put in its place on the old stand, as 
in swarming and numerous other manipulations. 
Numbering devices can be of wood or metal. Pieces of section with 
black figures stenciled against a white background are a cheap and sat- 
isfactory device. These can be slid in and out between three staples 
as shown on previous cuts in this bulletin. Some arrangement whereby 
the numbering tag would be flush with the hive body instead of pro- 
jecting as the piece of section mentioned, would be an improvement. 
Circular metal tags, countersunk by means of an auger, would fulfill 
this requirement. 
LITERATURE ON BEE KEEPING. 
Books and Journals. The bee keeper will find at least one good 
journal and one or more books relating to apiculture to be indispensa- 
ble. Of the journals, Gleanings in Bee Culture, published at Medina, 
Ohio; The American Bee Journal, published at Chicago, Illinois, and 
the Bee Keepers’ Review, published at Flint, Michigan, are the three 
publications issued in this country. 
Of the books on bee keeping there are many from which to select. 
The following will be found valuable: 
ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture, A. I. Root, Co., Medina, Ohio. 
Rg a on the Hive and Honey Bee, C. P. Dadant, Hamilton, 
Manual of the Apiary, A. J. Cook, Claremont, California. 
Dr. Miller’s Forty Years Among the Bees, Geo. W. York, 117 N. 
Jefferson St., Chicago, III. 
Avanced Bee Culture, W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Michigan. 
The literature should include catalogues of manufacturers of hives, 
and other bee supplies. These will be found to contain much valuable 
information. 
Government Publications. There are several publications of the De- 
partmentof Agriculture which are of interest to bee keepers and new 
ones are added from time to time in regard to the different lines of 
investigation. 
The following publications relating to bee culture, are for free dis- 
tribution and may be obtained by addressing the Secretary of Agri- 
culture, Washington, D. C. 
This list is taken from Farmers’ Bulletin 447. 
