. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 398 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. June 18, 1903. defy the " freezing, bitter ; They found that the loss of heat from their clusters was in- versely as their diameters, and that an eight- inch cluster had twice the advantage of a four-inch cluster in retaining its heat, and a four-inch cluster four times the advantage of a one-inch cluster, but for reasons to be ad- duced hereafter, the larger clusters will be shown to have a much greater advantage. The old bee-kee]>ers, with their straw-skeps, found out that two colonies united for win- t
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 398 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. June 18, 1903. defy the " freezing, bitter ; They found that the loss of heat from their clusters was in- versely as their diameters, and that an eight- inch cluster had twice the advantage of a four-inch cluster in retaining its heat, and a four-inch cluster four times the advantage of a one-inch cluster, but for reasons to be ad- duced hereafter, the larger clusters will be shown to have a much greater advantage. The old bee-kee]>ers, with their straw-skeps, found out that two colonies united for win- tering would consume less than even one colony. They did not understand this, but as they increased the size of the clusters by add- ing more bees, the loss of heat from the clus- ter must have been greatly diminished, and this, no doubt, is the true explanation. It is certain that the more bees that can be safely wintered in a colony the more honey will that colony store in the coming season ; and it is about equally certain that bee-keep- ing is about to advance in the direction of larger clusters.—A. W. Smyth, M. D., in Irish Bee Journal. Time Needed for Pressing Out Wax. In the experience I have had pressing wax, it has appeared to me that timi' is one of the most important factors—a factor that has not been sufficiently emphasized. If you double your pressure and cut your time in two, I think you'll not get as much wax. If you give half the pressure for twice as long, I think you will get an increase of wax.—[Right you are, Doctor. We have learned by expe- rience that it is not tonsof , but a mild pressure exerted often or continuously, that does the work. The free wax must have tiini' to disengage itself from the mass of foreign matter; and a high pressure in a short time will not accomplish as much as a low pressure applied intermittently; but each intermittent pressure should be a little harder than the one preceeding; that is to say, the mass of slum- gum
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