. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 14 January, 1913. American Itae Journal the most destructive to bees; colonies being wiped out in a very few days. The spray falling on blooming clover seems to act more slowly, some colo- nies not dying until early fall. Surplus Combs of Pollen The average bee-keeper will put away a generous number of well-filled combs of honey for supplying colonies that may become short of stores dur- ing the spring months. But does the average bee-keeper realize that pollen is as necessary (if not more so in cer- tain localities) as honey ? And why do not bee-keep
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 14 January, 1913. American Itae Journal the most destructive to bees; colonies being wiped out in a very few days. The spray falling on blooming clover seems to act more slowly, some colo- nies not dying until early fall. Surplus Combs of Pollen The average bee-keeper will put away a generous number of well-filled combs of honey for supplying colonies that may become short of stores dur- ing the spring months. But does the average bee-keeper realize that pollen is as necessary (if not more so in cer- tain localities) as honey ? And why do not bee-keepers store surplus combs filled with pollen ? Partly because they do not understand the conditions which cause the bees to fill their combs with pollen. At the present time I can think of but two distinct conditions under which the bees store combs of pollen. A large colony rendered queenless will do it for lack of brood to use it. Did you pver notice that a colony operated for extracted honey, with more chambers added above than the bees can fill, will store great quantities of pollen in the lower hive ? What we need in this year of , is more thor- ough experimental work along this line. The bee-keeper who derives his livelihood from the honey sold cannot do experimental work as satisfactorily as specially trained men. We must get the spirit of progress, so evident among farming operations, injected into the ranks of the bee-keeping fra- ternity. -«-•-• Disinfectant for Foul Brood—Inspection As the laws relative to inspection of bees, say that the inspector or party handling diseased material must disinfect clothing, tools, what do you use ? What is the method of using? What is your method of treating foul brood ? What time of year is best for first inspec- tion, second inspection, and is a third one necessary in one season ? T. D. Saffel. Farmington. New Mexico. A weak solution of carbolic acid has been used by many inspectors as a dis- infectant. Its e
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