. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 3S0 November, 1913. American Hee Journal. Bee-Keeping in Oregon. Mr J. H. Central Point, and a portion of his bees. day out they came with more virgins. I gathered them in the basket and placed them in my bee cellar for 24 hours, as by that time all but one vir- gin would be killed. There were four dead virgins in the basket. The f)octor says kingbirds might catch the queen. Did any one ever kill and dissect a kingbird ? It is an old traditional saying that they are bee birds. Well, they are, but what do they catch ? Nothing but drones, as fa
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 3S0 November, 1913. American Hee Journal. Bee-Keeping in Oregon. Mr J. H. Central Point, and a portion of his bees. day out they came with more virgins. I gathered them in the basket and placed them in my bee cellar for 24 hours, as by that time all but one vir- gin would be killed. There were four dead virgins in the basket. The f)octor says kingbirds might catch the queen. Did any one ever kill and dissect a kingbird ? It is an old traditional saying that they are bee birds. Well, they are, but what do they catch ? Nothing but drones, as far as I have been able to see, and I have dissected at least one dozen, for I, too, was sure they were guilty. So I am afraid the Doctor's queen that ab- sconds with the swarm is perfectly safe. This article would be too long to enter into all the details, so I will only touch those that are the most familiar to every one. If your swarms came out prior to 10 ;30 , there were very few drones with them. If between 10:30 and 2 o'clock, there would be a multitude of drones to alight with the swarm, as they are foolish and will follow the crowd from all hives, for at that time they are taking their daily flight. I strive to have as little drone comb as possible. I have many hives that do not have a single drone hatch, but there are drones in them all summer. They come from other hives. They are not there because of virgins; but as the little boy says, " Just for in- ; Drones have no choice of home unless the hive is pretty well isolated. Years ago, when I bred Ital- ian bees only, I had some queens that produced very yellow drones, and some that produced very dark. Th^-y would mix all through the yard, the dark with the yellow and the yellow with the dark. Lansing, Mich. A Peculiar and Unusual Time to Take Honey BV C. W. REE;.. LAST winter (1912) I visited my old home in Kansas. One pleasant afternoon in February a friend, an old neighbor, came over and asked me
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