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Mold in Hive*.— Q. What can be done with a colony that has 
moldy combs when the whole entrance is open? I bored two 
holes, one on each side of the back part of the cover, about half 
an inch in diameter, and tacked some screen-wire over the holes, 
then I placed a telescope cover (of my own make) over it, and 
packed around it dry moss. Will it work? The bees are in a 
good shed. They were dying off before I gave them the top ven- 
tilation. Now they seem to be doing fine. 
A. “The proof of the pudding is the eating of it.” If your bees 
are doing well since you made the change, that is pretty good 
proof that it is all right. Of course, there must not be too much 
ventilation, lest the bees be too cold, but ventilation in some form 
must be sufficient to prevent dampness and mold. 
Q. What can I do with moldy comb? Is there any special way 
to clean comb in which brood and bees have died? 
A. Nothing is needed to be done with either moldy combs or 
those in which bees have died except to give them in care of the 
bees. 1 hey will clean them out in short order. A good way is 
to put a hive full of such combs under the hive of a strong colony. 
Then let the bees take their time to clean them. 
Morning Glory— Q. Does morning glory make nice honey? 
We have hundreds, yes thousands, of acres here, and the bees 
seem to work on it some; also carpet-grass. The honey I have ex- 
tracted is light amber. 
A. I have read that it is of fair quality. 
Moving Bee*. — Q. Will it be safe to move a colony now on a 
high stand facing the east to a low stand six feet away and facing 
the southeast? Will many of the bees get lost when they fly out? 
A. Something depends upon the weather. If, after moving, 
the weather is cold enough to confine the bees to the hive for a 
few days, or if the bees have not been flying for a few days — say 
a week or so — there will be little trouble about moving bees any 
distance, great or small. In the particular case you mention there 
will be no trouble, even if the bees are flying every day, provided 
no other colony stands within six feet of where the colony in 
question now stands. Put a slanting board in front of the en- 
trance, so that when they issue they may know that something 
has been changed in their location. They will then examine their 
position more carefully before leaving. 
Q. Can hives be moved from their original place, say 50 or 
100 feet, without confusing the bees? Are there any special rules 
to be observed? 
A. If you move them before they have had a spring flight 
