»< NOVICE'*" ULBAKlKOW JN I1EE I’PLTUJU'L 
3a. 
women will be an additional stimulus. 
When a physician tolls us that the neces- 
sity of long "doctors bills” may lie avoid- 
ed, we begin to have faith. 
No. 51. — We went into winter with nine- 
teen stocks, most of which had stores 
sufficient to carry them through the win- 
ter, but mostly weak in numbers. 1 unit- 
ed a few of the weakest. That was late 
in the fall. Not thinking anything seri- 
ous would happen, J gave them but little 
attention until near Christmas. I pon 
examination 1 found four stocks dead. 
The bees looked as though water had been 
poured on them. Their combs were bad- 
ly soiled and very damp. What was the 
cause of their death I cannot tell. It was 
not for the want of stores, for they had 
honey sufficient, and they bad not been 
confined to the hive more than two weeks. 
Some bad ventilation and others none. 
All fared alike in that particular. But we 
pass to the next cold spell and the same 
happens to others, until f have but nine 
left, and many of my neighbors have fared 
the same way. Now, the latter part of 
last senson was the poorest that I have ev- 
er known in this country. The bees 
worked almost exclusively on fruit dur- 
ing the latter part of summer and fall. It 
is said by old bee-keepers in this section 
that when fruit is plenty bees winter bad- 
ly. 1 believe that their appetite for it 
proves their destruction, of which any 
one can satisfy themselves by going to an 
orchard when bees are working on fruit 
late in the fall. When the evenings are i 
cool great numbers of them may bo seen 
so heuvily loaded that they cannot fly. 
But do they store cider for winter? and 
if so, what effect does it have on the bees ? 
11. Bedex, Mitchellville, Tenn. 
Opinions conflict in regard to the ef- 
fect fruit and cider mills have on bees in 
this locality. Last tall our bees worked 
strongly to and from a cider mill within 
an eighth of a mile, and stored some benn- 
ti Ail clear honey that tasted like apple 
molasses. This they gathered so late 
that we found it almost impossible to keep 
them from adding it to their winter stores 
of syrup, and many of our colonies show 
symptoms of dysentery now. I’hose that 
were deprived entirely ul their combs 
and a new set given them instead, tilled 
and sealed by other colonies kept con- 
stantly employed in that way, are in ns | 
pel feel, order in every respect ns we could j 
Wish. Wu now have great hopes that su- 
gar candy will answer all purposes of 
sealed syrup, and will also he thu most 
convenient way in which we can give 
them an unlimited supply. See Problem | 
1st. I 
We have before us three numbers of 
A'pirulturisf, published by G. W. Church, 
Mexico, Mo. The first is headed Vnl. I. 
No. 2, April, 1870; the second, Yol. 2. 
No. 1, July, 1S70, and the third came to 
hand the last of February of the present 
year, dated Jan., 1873, Yol. four, No. 1. 
As typographical errors are “finite 
plenty all through Apicutt urist, per h n ps 
the above is only that, and not the inten- 
tion of making itappear something more 
than it really is. We do hope the cus- 
tom of "sailing under false colors,” so 
common with "bee hive men’ may not 
be adopted in Bee Journals. When the 
disposition is seen, whether in "Glean- 
ings” or elsewhere, we hope it may he 
shown up at once and without mercy, 
Whenever it can be shown that. Apirul- 
turist is really in its fourth volume \ye 
shall he most' happy to so announce it. 
Terms #1.00 per year. 
A PYERT I8EMEWT8. 
Advertisements will bo roceiveil at 10 cents 
per line each insertion, cash in advance; 
and we require that every Advortiser satisfies 
us of his responsibility and intention to do 
all that he agrees, and that his goods are 
really worth the price asked lor them. 
W ANTED — 300 hives of bees to he used 
as nurses in rearing Italian Queens. 
Address, R. WILKIN, 
Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio. 
P rice eist or i' r it i: Italian 
Queens and Bees from Shaw & Daniel s 
Apiaries, for 1873 ; 
For last year’s Quoens, sent as early as the 
weather is suitable, 85 each. 
Tested Queens, during the senson, $t each. 
Untested Quoens in June and July, 80 
each. After the ,1st of August, 82.50. All 
Queens sent by mail warranted pure and 
fertile- Safe arrival guaranteed. 
Nucleus’ Hives containing pure Queen, 
with 6 frames each, 8pi by Of-i, 88 each. Can 
ho built up into strong swarms or used fur 
wintering surplus Qucons. 
Full colonies in one story Lnngstroth Hives, 
ten frames each, 818. Wide hives with mova- 
ble partition board from 1-1 to 17 frames each, 
815, Two story hives containing 21 frames, 
815 each. . . ... 
American Hives, containing D frames with 
space between top bars, 815 each. 
Each colony will contain a young Queen 
and 9 frames of comb, with extra frames. 
Sent by express and safe arrival guaranteed. 
Address ltf 
J. SHAW ,t SON, Chatham Center, 
or J . E. DANIELS, Lodi, Medina, Co., O. 
A ESI It E IT. OVER SEED. —A nice ar- 
ticle: 50 cents per pound by mail or 35 
cents by express. A. 1- ROOT A CO., Me- 
dina, Ohio. 
ITALIAN REES.- Wo offer for sale about 
1 200 colonies of Italian Bees in the Amen 
can Movable-Comb Hive. Also Queens 
throughout t ho soason. Purity and safe ar- 
rival guaranteed. For further particulars, 
prices. Ac.. send for circular- 
1 ’ BALDWIN BROS 
o_o Sandusky. N. l. 
/ 1IIOI4 E ITALIAN OUEES for 1*“S. 
Vj — 1 have inerenseil facilities for rearing 
Italian Queens lor the coming season. The 
choicest Queen-M others to breed from, and no 
"black bees to interfere. Send stamp for cir- 
cular to W. J. DAVIS, Youngstown, Warren 
Co., Fa. 
