THE AUSTRALIAN BEEKEEPERS' JOURNAL. 
121 
Mr. Johnson (Kyneton,) gave some par- 
ticular* of his treatment of foul brood with 
corrosive sublimate in the manner described 
in a former number of this journal. Two of 
his hive* were so bad that he had to destroy 
them. The rest he treated with solution of 
corrosive sublimate, 1 in 15,000, opened all 
concave or perforated caps, and syringed the 
combs with the solution. So far this treat- 
ment appeared to have stopped the disease, 
and all the putrid contents of the cells had 
dried up. The meeting adjourned at ten 
o'clock after the usual conversazione. 
The fourteenth ordinary meeting was held in 
the rooms of the Public Service Association, on 
Monday,2Ith January; Mr. Ellery in thcchuir. 
The Chairman introduced Mr. C. Fullwood, 
of Brisbane, who had lately come to reside in 
' Victoria. A discussion on extracting, queen 
'■ introduction, &c., took place. 
The Chairman laid on the table specimens 
1 of flowers of the Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, 
* CU'Jiiie Intcgrifoli'i. He stated he had raised 
1 it from seed, and although it had been in 
t blossom some time, it was only within the 
1 last ten days he saw bees visit it, since which 
1 they were constantly gathering from it in 
1 large number* He further stated that the 
1 plant flowered freely, and continued in flower 
a considerable time; it stood the hottest and 
driest weather without drooping in the least, 
and pronounced it to be a good bee plant for 
this climate. It was decided to call a special 
1 general meeting of the Club for Monday, 
7th February, at 8 pm, to receive a report 
of the financial and general state of the Club, 
and to take into consideration the question of 
1 continuance of the Beekeepers' Journal. 
A specimen of comb foundation manu- 
factured by Mr. Fiebig, of Pirie street, Fast 
Adelaide, was exhibited. It was found to 
be readily taken to by the bees, and appeared 
to be made of very good wax. The Chair- 
man stated he had received a very beautiful 
queen of Mr. Fiebig’* breeding It was 
of a strain bred from choice Parramntta 
queens (which produce the most beautifully- 
marked Italians,) and from stock imported 
direct from Italy. He promised to report on 
the progeny of this queen at a future mivting. 
The meeting adjourned at ten o'clock. 
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 
Honey Extractors. 
If the weather is suitable n good flow of honey 
may be expected for the next few months, anil 
as the hivew are crowded with bees it is wise 
for the beekeeper to be prepared beforehand 
for taking surplus honey m the best manner, 
and to give them more room. The most use- 
ful implement for a beekeeper is the Extractor. 
They are of different patterns and sizes, one, 
two, and four frames; they also differ in price. 
| Our extractors are of the newest pattern and 
they are the strongest in the market. We 
make them for two and four frames, and to 
any size. Those for one frame are of little or 
no use. The extractor for four frames is by 
far the best Its wheel-work is very strong; 
the basin or tin rests on a strong wooden stand, 
and can hold from eighty to one hundred 
pounds of honey below the basket, so that 
nearly a hundred pounds can be extracted 
without having to empty the tin. This is of 
advantage. For a keeper of five or more hives 
an extractor is needed, and it pays well, as 
much trouble is saved and the bees repay it 
with interest. 
Honey should be extracted as soon as it is 
gathered and scaled, before it becomes thick 
and candied. As long as the honey season 
lasts, these emptied combs can be replaced in 
the hives to be filled over and over again. 
Honey -extracting is very simple, and a boy of 
twelve years can doit; the removal of the full 
frames from the hive* is simple enough, too. 
With my hives the door and glass division urc 
removed", a few puffs of smoke blown at the 
bees, then one frame after another is removed 
and placed on the frame-holder, and if three, 
four, or five frames with honey and little or 
no brood have been taken out, there is some 
empty spice in the hive, which serve* well in 
e'earing the bees off the full comb. One frame 
with its top forward, one end of it resting on 
the bottom, the other at the side of the hive, 
is put into the hive, the top bar nearly touch- 
ing the comb inside, with the left hand the 
outstanding part of the frame is supported, 
while with the right hand fingersthe drumming 
of a gentle niurcli will induce the most of the 
bees to run off the comb and into the hive w ith 
great buzzing. A good shake of the frame 
into the hive makes the most bees drop otf 
and the few remaining may be brushed off. It 
saves time and a great dcul of trouble to 
replace empty combs where full ones have 
been taken as soon a* they are cleared of bees, 
and when emptied they will do for another 
hive. It is therefore vise to have all frames 
of exactly the same size. In these hive* the 
honey is always near the back, while the 
brood is near the entrance. It is therefore 
only required to take these frames near the 
1 door out, and frames filled half with brood 
and half with honey should remain until the 
brood is hatched, and then filled with honey. 
In tile Langstroth hive, the bee* store their 
honey at one side or at both, aud also at the 
farthest end of the middle frames from the 
entrance. In consequence of this it is more 
