. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 394 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. June 2,1904. into shape I think perhaps it mig-ht turn out a great saving of the apiarist's time. Page 295. HATCHING EGGS OVER BEES. According to page 300, J. G. Norton still hatches the chickens over the bees. Well, well! The following ar- rangement of super-position we all would admit as likely to work : (1 ) Strong colony of bees. (2.) Soft, warm nest of eggs. (3 ) Hen. And if said chicks are not hatched over bets, what would you call it? On same page J. W. Steele joins the army of those that fail. Only got the eggs up
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 394 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. June 2,1904. into shape I think perhaps it mig-ht turn out a great saving of the apiarist's time. Page 295. HATCHING EGGS OVER BEES. According to page 300, J. G. Norton still hatches the chickens over the bees. Well, well! The following ar- rangement of super-position we all would admit as likely to work : (1 ) Strong colony of bees. (2.) Soft, warm nest of eggs. (3 ) Hen. And if said chicks are not hatched over bets, what would you call it? On same page J. W. Steele joins the army of those that fail. Only got the eggs up to 75 degrees—too cool by ever so much. Dr. Miller's Answers Send Questions either to the office of the American Bee Journal, or to Dr. C. C. Miller, Marengo, 111. Hlvins Swarms on Combs Where Bees Died. I see that bee-keepers advise saving combs. Would it be advisable to put a new colony in a hive and leave the comb in the frames where the bees have died during the winter? The frames look clean and bright. Indiana. Answer.—Yes, see last item on page 339. Comb-Honey Hive and Management. 1. Please give the reason why you prefer the 8-frame dovetailed hive instead of the Danzenbaker for comb-honey production. Would you prefer it in a poor location as well? 2. 'Which method do you recommend for comb-honey production, the plan given by Mr. Stachelhausen (Glean- ings, Jan. 15), who makes a swarm and gives back all the young bees when they come to worker age, or the plan recommended by Mr. Hershiser (May 15), who leaves the queen with the mother colony, and changes this weekly from side to side of the swarm as long as the honey-flow lasts, thus having the bees of two queens in the comb-honey hive? or don't you recommend either of the two ? What is to be done with the queen the old queen will rear, when using the first plan ? Three Mountains. Answers.—1. One reason is because it is easier to handle the dovetailed, and there is less trouble with propo- lis ; another is, that wit
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