. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 232 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL July the gardener to plant a locust tree at one entrance, and a New Zealand red gum, an equally attractive bee food, at the other ? No doubt the carpenter bee, a black zeppelin-like creature, was the original cause of my bees falling into such disfavor, for so avidly did the wild creatures work on the locust bloom that my Italians were completely outnumbered, and the daily encounters of the two species only terrified my neighbor the more. But we were unable to help him. He refused to learn bee language and gov- ern himself the
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 232 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL July the gardener to plant a locust tree at one entrance, and a New Zealand red gum, an equally attractive bee food, at the other ? No doubt the carpenter bee, a black zeppelin-like creature, was the original cause of my bees falling into such disfavor, for so avidly did the wild creatures work on the locust bloom that my Italians were completely outnumbered, and the daily encounters of the two species only terrified my neighbor the more. But we were unable to help him. He refused to learn bee language and gov- ern himself thereby. For example, when the bees dart from flower to flower with loud impatient buzzings, one acquainted with the bee vocabulary would know that they fly away empty handed or, more properly speaking, with empty stomachs, to the hive again. Under those circumstances it is well to psychology of these funny little people! If only I might be allowed to explain matters to him ! But that is impossible. I never see him. Of late, the chauffeur drives him down thegulch road, where- upon he alights and ascends a winding stairway cut in the steep hillside and, protected from my bees by wildwoods, enters his home by a rear door, and barricades himself. Queen Introduction BY C. D. CHENEY. THE recent review of queen intro- ducing methods by Dr. Miller suggests an observation or two upon the two principles of present day methods. If all the methods named or known are analyzed, it will be found that by any method the bees' attention. is either diverted or distracted, and success depends upon how thoroughly this is accomplished. We can estimate the ethics of the case only by comparing the effect upon the bees with our own emotions under similar conditions. When a salesman approaches a prospective customer he endeavors to be as agreeable, cheerful and sociable as can be in order to put his customer into the best humor possi- ble for receiving what he has to offer. He watches carefully, and intro
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