470 APPENDIX. 



On the secretion of Royal Jelly. 



Some recent observations of Mr. P. J. Mahan, prove that 

 bees when entirely confined to their hive and supplied with 

 water, are able from the honey and pollen stored in their 

 combs, to secrete royal jelly and rear perfect queens. The 

 incessant attention bestowed upon the royal cells, (p. 69,) 

 must, in part, be owing to the many visits required, for the 

 workers to store in them the usual allowance of jelly. 



On tkansfekeing bees from common, to movable comb 

 hives. 



On a cold day, in the latter part of December, a colony of 

 bees in an old box, was transferred by Mr. P. J. Mahan, to 

 a movable comb hive. About a dozen bees were killed in 

 the transfer which was performed in a warm room. A 

 month later this colony was examined in their new home, 

 and their combs found to contain eggs, worms and sealed 

 brood. It would seem from this experiment, that there is no 

 day in the year, so cold, that experienced operators cannot 

 safely transfer bees. 



On the use of Grated Scgar-Candy as a Winter bee- 

 feed. On THE SHAPE of HIVES. 



The Rev. Mr. Kleine, uses grated sugar-candy, as a win- 

 ter food for bees. He first dampens the empty combs with 

 sweetened water, and after grating into ihem the candy, puts 

 them where they will be most accessible to the bees. In- 

 creasing experience confirms the extraordinary merits of 

 candy, as a winter bee-feed. It may be easily and safely 

 given to needy stocks, in the coldest weather, if they are in 

 movable-comb hives. 



The shape for hives, recommended on page 432, will be 

 found objectionable by those who desire to lift and manage 



