. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 406 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL June 28, 1900. quickly and easily done, does not harm the bees, and no robbing- will be attempted until the honey in their honey- sacs has been put backs in the combs, and they will be some time doing: this, but it is only under exceptional conditions that robbing- in the spring- is likely to be started. What these conditions are I would be g-lad to explain for the benefit of the inexperienced, but I fear I have already gotten outside the space I am allowed in one article. Southern The "Old Reliable" seen
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 406 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL June 28, 1900. quickly and easily done, does not harm the bees, and no robbing- will be attempted until the honey in their honey- sacs has been put backs in the combs, and they will be some time doing: this, but it is only under exceptional conditions that robbing- in the spring- is likely to be started. What these conditions are I would be g-lad to explain for the benefit of the inexperienced, but I fear I have already gotten outside the space I am allowed in one article. Southern The "Old Reliable" seen thru New and Unreliable Glasses. By E. E. HASTV, Richards, Ohio. KEEPING TOADS OUT OF HIVES. Mr. Brown, I fear it will make us tired eventually to put on wire toad-protectors every night and take them off every morn. Lest we should some of us get exasperated and com- mit the repulsive crime of bufocide, I will suggest to have the toad hitcht to the brandy-bottle on which the hive stands, and the string so short he can not quite reach the entrance. Page 315. BLEACHING SECTION HONEV. The bleaching of section honey which may from any cause be off color, by direct sunshine, is an attractive idea, but beset with difficulties. The propolis varnish will hardlv bleach. Pollen may, one would say. Who knows but that dark honey itself may sometimes bleach ? Sunshine will not raise the capping which touches —but may it not accomplish a little of the same thing sometimes b)' lowering the honey beneath till it no longer touches? If there is a bad look which is caused by a microscopic surface fungus, sunshine would be a hopeful thing to try for that. I judge that the danger of getting a big lot of honey melted down would, in some climates, be serious. Outdoor sun would be a little safer than behind g-lass ; but the other danger of robbers would mostly forbid that. On the whole, I guess we must wait for the philanthropic individual to experi- ment, and bear the experimental losses, an
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