. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 602 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Septemier 22,. Moisture in Bee-Hives in Winter is avoided by Ed. Frey- hoff, editor Praktischier Wegwelser, by the use of cushions filled with powdered or slalied lime placed over the frames. Self-Uniting.—In Le Progres Apicole a case is reported in which an Italian swarm with a young queen entered the hive of a black colony with an old queen. The old queen was killed and cast out, leaving the young stranger on the throne ! Elevated Lands for Honey are best, according to Val. Wuest In Deutschen Bienenzucbt ; and that expl
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 602 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Septemier 22,. Moisture in Bee-Hives in Winter is avoided by Ed. Frey- hoff, editor Praktischier Wegwelser, by the use of cushions filled with powdered or slalied lime placed over the frames. Self-Uniting.—In Le Progres Apicole a case is reported in which an Italian swarm with a young queen entered the hive of a black colony with an old queen. The old queen was killed and cast out, leaving the young stranger on the throne ! Elevated Lands for Honey are best, according to Val. Wuest In Deutschen Bienenzucbt ; and that explains why red clover—whose blossom-tubes must be a third or a half filled before the bee can reach the nectar—yields so much oftener in elevated than in low situations. Drone-Combs for Extracting are Undesirable, says Lehrer Schunke, in Leipzg. Bzte. The bees cannot be made to understand that the queen will not occupy them for brood, no matter how much excluders are used, so except in a time of very heavy flow they will be left more or less unoccupied. To Prevent Mould in Hives, the editor of Revue Inter- nationale says a plan that has proved satisfactory to all who have tried it is to have an opening at the back as well as front under the hive, allowing the air to pass through. In this country the same object is attained by those who cellar their bees, by having a front entrance two inches deep, or by re- moving the floor entirely. Milkweed Honey.—From a limited experience, the editor of American Bee-Keeper had formed the opinion that milk- weed honey was of a dark, rather reddish color, good body, with pronounced but not unpleasant flavor. J. F. Eggleston! who has lots of milkweed within range, is positive it can only be told from white clover by its sulphur-colored cappings. Editor Hill is now on the fence watching for daylight. Red Clover with Short Flower-Tubes is a desideratum for beekeepers, and the "Societe d'Apiculture de la Haute 8avoie" has recommend
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