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will last longer if the under side is painted, especially where 
quite near the ground. But there is no gain in painting the in- 
side. 
Painting Hive*.— Q. Would you advise me to paint the hives? 
A. I don’t believe it is best for me; but the majority think 
better. Painted hives look better and last longer; but I think 
unpainted are better for the bees. 
Q. Why is it that you don’t paint hives? 
A. Following the teachings of G. M. Doolittle, in whose ideas 
I have great confidence, I think there is better chance for the , 
moisture to dry out of unpainted hives than out of painted ones. 
I have seen a painted hive in my cellar damp and moldy when all 
the unpainted ones were in much better condition. 
Paralysis (See Bee Paralysi*.) 
Parcel Post for Honey.— Q. Can extracted honey be sent 
through the mails in friction-top pails by putting it in wooden 
boxes, provided the honey is candied solid so that it would not 
run if the cover was taken off in transit? 
A. Yes, such honey can go by parcel post all right. 
Parthenogenesis (See Dzierzon Theory.) 
Pasturage for Bees (See also Apiary, Location, Outapiary).— 
Q. Do you plant anything for your bees to work on? If so, what? 
A. After trying many things, I now plant nothing specially 
for the bees. 
Q. Name the kind of pasturage I must have to get good honey. 
(Illinois.) 
A. White clover, basswood, Spanish needle, heartsease, and 
fruit blossoms are a few of the principal honey-plants in your 
state. 
Pickled-Brood.— .Q Is there a cure for pickled-brood? I know 
that during a good honey-flow the bees generally get over it. The 
inspector told me it was pickled-brood. My bees did not get in 
shape for a crop of honey until about the time it stopped. 
A. Pickled brood seems hardly a disease, but is believed by 
some to be only brood dead through chilling or some other cause, 
sc there is no cure for it, and it needs no cure, disappearing of 
itself. If you are not sure as to what ails your bees, you had 
better send a sample of the brood to Dr. E. F. Phillips, Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., and after analysis you 
will be told just what the trouble is. It will cost you nothing, 
and if you write in advance to Dr. Phillips he will send you a box 
