186 SUMMER. 



be considered, as well as the number of boxes to bo 

 smoked, size of the vessel used in smoking them, &c. 



Whether this gas from burning sulphur will destroy > 

 the eggs of the moth before the worm appears, I have 

 not tested sufficiently to decide ; but I do know that 

 it is an effectual quietus for the larvae I 



FREEZING DESTROYS THEM. 



Boxes taken off at the end of warm weather, and 

 exposed in a freezing situation through the winter, ap- 

 pear to have all the worms as well as eggs for them 

 destroyed by the cold ; consequently, all boxes so ex- 

 posed, may be kept any length of time; the only care 

 being necessary, to shut out the moth effectually. But 

 don't forget to look out for all combs from which the 

 bees have been removed in warm weather. I prefer 

 taking off all boxes at the end of the first yield of 

 honey, even when I expect to put them on again for 

 buckwheat honey. The bees at this season collect a 

 great abundance of propolis, which they spread over 

 the inside of the boxes as well as hive ; in some in- 

 stances it is spread on the glass so thick as to prevent 

 the quality of honey being seen. There is no neces- 

 sity for boxes on a hive at any season when there is 

 no yield of honey to fill them. Sometimes even in a 

 yield of buckwheat honey, a stock may contain too 

 few bees to fill boxes, but just a few may go into them 

 and put on the propolis ; this should not be allowed, as 

 it makes it look bad when used another year. At this 

 season, (August) some old stocks may be full of combs, 

 and but few bees, but. swarms when they ha'mgot the 



