. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Queries reaching this office not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal " the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the following week. Only SPECIALLY URGENT queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All queries must be accompanied by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publica- tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. Corre- spondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. [8996] B
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Queries reaching this office not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal " the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the following week. Only SPECIALLY URGENT queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All queries must be accompanied by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publica- tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. Corre- spondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. [8996] Bees and Foxdtry. — (1) In keeping bees near poultry is it necessary to keep the hives fenced off so that the poultry cannot get near the hives? (2) Will poultry eat the bees on tlie alighting- boards ?—Alpha. Reply.—(1) It is not necessary but it is safer for the poultry to fence them off, as bees will at times attack them. (2) Yes, they will occasionally contract that Correspondents desiring an answer in the next issue should send questions to reach this office NOT LATER than the FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING. Only SPECIALLY URGENT ques- tions will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All questions must be accompanied by the sender's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. There is no fee for answering questions. Rev. D. R. T. (Llanarth).-—Fumigating Combs.—All have died from " Isle af Wight " disease. The bees are natives. Tlie queen of No. 1 was old. It is cer- tainly safer to melt the combs down and burn the frames. To fumigate, place them in an airtight box or cupboard, with a dish or saucer containing 40 per cent. Formaldehyde, the quantity will depend on the size of the chamber— about loz. for each 15 cubic feet: a little more will do no harm. C. H. Orchard (Woking). Transferring Bees to n Frame Hive.—(1) Do not place them on the frames until the end of April unless
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