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will be the better one, and sometimes the south. In cool days 
the southern exposure will generally be better, and in the hottest 
days the northern. In winter there will be days when soft snow 
is on the ground and the sun shining brightly to entice the bees 
out to a chilly tomb, and on such days the northern aspect will 
be better. There will be other days in winter when the weather 
and all conditions are favorable for a cleansing flight, and then 
the southern slope will be better. That cleansing flight is a mat- 
ter of such importance that on the whole it is better to have the 
southern slope for wintering. This refers, of course, to locations 
far enough north to make a winter flight an infrequent occur- 
rence. If your bees are wintered in the cellar, it will probably 
be a toss up which way is better. 
Apifuge.— Q. I read in my bee-book about apifuge. What is 
it? Will it really keep bees from stinging? 
A. Apifuge is the name of some combination of drugs, which 
combination is not made public, and is made, advertised and sold 
in England. I don’t remember its being advertised or used on 
this side. It probably helps to prevent stings. I have seen it 
claimed that oil of wintergreen rubbed on the hands would pre- 
vent stinging. 
Associations, Bee. — Q. Where is my nearest bee-association, 
and what are the annual dues? 
A. The secretaries of associations change nearly every year. 
Write the publishers of your bee journal for information. 
Baits. — Q. What do you mean by baiting to get the bees to 
work? Do you put in sections partly filled with honey? 
A. Sections that are only partly filled are emptied of their 
honey by the bees in the fall, and the next year one or more of 
these are put into the first super to start the bees. Such sections 
are called bait-sections, or baits. 
Q. In putting bait-sections, or sections partly filled with comb, 
into supers when you put them on at the beginning of the season’ 
wouldn’t the super be filled better, that is, wouldn’t all of the sec- 
tions be more likely to be completed at the same time, if the bait- 
sections were put at the outside of the super? Wouldn’t it be 
just as effective in getting the bees to go up and begin storing 
honey in the super? Or, one might have one bait-section in the 
middle and the rest on the outside. 
A. Your views are all right. Bees will start soonest on a cen- 
tral bait; but if more than one in a super, put them in the corners, 
pi at least outside. 
