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A. That is not the work of a virgin or unfertilized queen, but 
rather of an old queen. It is nothing very unusual when a queen 
becomes quite old for the store of spermatozoa to become to a 
certain extent exhausted, and then some of the eggs laid in 
worker-cells will not be fertilized and will produce drones, and 
Fig. 0 . Drone and worker-brood, irregular; showing the work of an old or 
inferior queen. 
the cappings of these will be raised. It is not the work of laying 
workers, for in that case none of the brood would be sealed level. 
Buckeye. — Q. Is buckeye honey bad for bees? 
A. I never heard it was. 
Buckwheat. — Q. (a) Does buckwheat bloom at the same time 
that white clover does? 
(b) How much should be sown to the acre? 
(c) Does it make the bees want to swarm in the fall? 
(d) Is the grain good for chickens? 
(e) Is buckwheat honey better than clover? 
A. (a) No; buckwheat is much later, usually being sown after 
clover is in bloom, say about the last of June. 
(b) Some sow two pecks to the acre some twice as much. 
(c) It is not likely to make the bees swarm. 
(d) The grain is good for chickens. 
(e) No; it is dark, strong, and generally sells for considerably 
less than clover, yet some prefer it. 
Q. Can I sow buckwheat in the spring, and continue at stated 
times through the summer, so as to have it bloom at certain peri- 
ods, and make it profitable? 
