. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. their gleanings from these nectar glands, or whether some comes from the flowers as well, and if the latter be the case, let us note their comparative value. For the American Bee Journal. Queens Duplicating Themselves. A. F. MOON. In the Journal for October, page 449, Mr. J. Anderson says that he has the very queens called for, and makes this statement lest my very strong challenge should cause some to think that no queens exist that will inva- riably duplicate themselves. A little discrepancy in his article requires a passing remark. He says that som
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. their gleanings from these nectar glands, or whether some comes from the flowers as well, and if the latter be the case, let us note their comparative value. For the American Bee Journal. Queens Duplicating Themselves. A. F. MOON. In the Journal for October, page 449, Mr. J. Anderson says that he has the very queens called for, and makes this statement lest my very strong challenge should cause some to think that no queens exist that will inva- riably duplicate themselves. A little discrepancy in his article requires a passing remark. He says that some are brighter than the mothers, but will proba bly be like her when as old as she is. If the daughters are brighter than their mother they are not exact dupli- cates of her ! What will be the color of those daughters that are like the mother when hatched V Or are some of the queen daughters not changeable ? Rome, Ga. For the American Bee Journal. Removing Bee Glue from the Hands. DR. A. B. MASON. I was a good deal disappointed at not being able to attend the annual meeting of the Michigan State Bee-Keepers'As- sociation, which was appointed to meet at Jackson, Mich. In the American Bee Journal for June, 1876, I asked tk is there anything known that will remove bee glue from the hands?" and was answered "alcohol or spirits of ; I soon after accidentally discovered another way. I had been examining all my hives and my hands were pretty badly smeared with the glue. My next job was some repairs in. and whitewashing my hen house. When washing my hands to remove the lime, I noticed they became quite yellow, as did the water I was washing in, and I did not understand what made it, but I soon discovered that the bee glue was nearly all gone from my hands. Since then I keep some slacked lime ready for use during the season when handling bees. I moisten the places that I wish to cleanse and rub with the wet lime till the propo- lis is removed. If I use much lim
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