. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. April 8, 1920. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. m Bees and Alcohol. A curious argument against tlie use of alcohol, which. I diaresay Mr. Pussyfoot Johnson might tind useful, is afforded by bees. Herr Buchner, a Grerman scientist, who -tried the effect of feeding bees on alcoholised honey, found that they soon a<iquire a liking for it, and rapidly lose their best qualities, giving up work and adopting a career of brigandage, robbing the hives of other bees instead of ga-ther- ing their own honey.—From tlho Sheffield Independent. W^. Making Fram
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. April 8, 1920. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. m Bees and Alcohol. A curious argument against tlie use of alcohol, which. I diaresay Mr. Pussyfoot Johnson might tind useful, is afforded by bees. Herr Buchner, a Grerman scientist, who -tried the effect of feeding bees on alcoholised honey, found that they soon a<iquire a liking for it, and rapidly lose their best qualities, giving up work and adopting a career of brigandage, robbing the hives of other bees instead of ga-ther- ing their own honey.—From tlho Sheffield Independent. W^. Making Frames. [9902] I think I am a convert to the larger brood frames for my bees, and I propose to adapt my four hives to the new ideas. I do not want to scrap my present hives, but to make deejoer brood chambers to take frames 10 in. or 12 in. deep, but not any longer than the ordinary stan- dard frames. This last season (my first in the craft) I have had considerable trouble by find- ing brood frames fastened to the floor of the hives, and have in several cases pulled the frames to pieces in trying to get them out for inspection. I think the frames are made too flimsy, and so I propose to make frames for the new chambers much stronger^bottom bar as strong as top bar, and side pieces square, so that they will take a good nail to hold bottom bar more firmly. I also propose to utilise present brood chambers and frames for supers. "Will some kind friend with more know- ledge and experience than myself kindly say if in the above innovations I shall be going on safe lines.—A Convert. Eeply.—There i^ no necessity to make the frames of such strength. The trouble appears to have been caused by the bottom bars being too near, or actually touching, the floor board. There should be from + in. to f in. between the bottom bars of frames and the floorboard and { in. be- tween the ends and hive sides. There will then be no trouble from the frames being fastened. Bee Shows to Come. July 6,
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