. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. BccKeepers J Conducted by Emma M. Wilson, Marengo, 111. Bees Gathering- Honey—Destroyer for Black Ants I enclose a picture of my apiary and home, taken by myself. It is not a very good one, as I am not experienced in the work. and around the bee-hives 7 I saw it in this paper last spring, but lost it, and have forgotten what it was. Merced Co., Calif., Feb. 7. Mrs. M. Watson. I think perhaps this is the item you refer to on page 99, 1904 : " Mr. H. Potter, in the British Bee Journal, gives his method of getting rid of ants : " I mixed some b
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. BccKeepers J Conducted by Emma M. Wilson, Marengo, 111. Bees Gathering- Honey—Destroyer for Black Ants I enclose a picture of my apiary and home, taken by myself. It is not a very good one, as I am not experienced in the work. and around the bee-hives 7 I saw it in this paper last spring, but lost it, and have forgotten what it was. Merced Co., Calif., Feb. 7. Mrs. M. Watson. I think perhaps this is the item you refer to on page 99, 1904 : " Mr. H. Potter, in the British Bee Journal, gives his method of getting rid of ants : " I mixed some bee-candy with arsenic, and put it under the hive, placing a piece of perforated zinc over the candy, and a small box over all, to make sure that the bees could not get at it The effect was surprising I On the first day the candy was black with ants ; the second day only 2 or 3 to be seen ; third day ants all gone. I have had no more trouble with them this season. Ants eat their dead, and therefore a wholesale poisoning had been set up by them devouring their dead ; The perforated zinc mentioned must have had smaller perforations than the ordinary perforated zinc. Small enough not to allow the bees to pass through, while the ants could. Thank you for the beautiful picture. I hope it may be printed in the Journal so the other sisters may enjoy it. Feeding—Bees Loaflngr—Starters—Color of Drones—Comb Honey Manag-ement, Etc. 1. Is there a limit to the number of questions one person may ask in a year 7 I hope not, for there are so many things I want to know, and the American Bee Journal is so full of good things. 2. It is fine, warm weather now after a very bad winter on other creatures—though perhaps not so hard on bees. Upon lifting the hives to-day I find one very light. The bees are flying a little, and there are many dead bees in front of each hive. I have put a super filled with unfinished sections upon the light hive. Is that a wise course 7 3. Could
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