. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 302 do not cluster outside. As 1 partly filled the upper frames with thick foundation, that may account for it. They drew it out beau- tifully in 24 hours, malting the septum so thin as to be transparent, and raising the cell walls half way. This is my first ex- periment with foundation, and you may count my vote in its favor for brood and ex- tracting frames. Wm. Camm. Hoi ley, N. Y., June 9, 1879. I purchased 3 colonies of bees in the spring, transferred to the Doolittle hive about the middle of May, and used cord to tie combs in the frames. When I
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 302 do not cluster outside. As 1 partly filled the upper frames with thick foundation, that may account for it. They drew it out beau- tifully in 24 hours, malting the septum so thin as to be transparent, and raising the cell walls half way. This is my first ex- periment with foundation, and you may count my vote in its favor for brood and ex- tracting frames. Wm. Camm. Hoi ley, N. Y., June 9, 1879. I purchased 3 colonies of bees in the spring, transferred to the Doolittle hive about the middle of May, and used cord to tie combs in the frames. When I looked them over a week later, 1 found some had fallen out of place, but most of it was in good order. One colony being very strong in bees, I took off 2 surplus boxes June 1st. The weather was cold and wet during the past week, so that they could not go out much. This to me is new work, but I did not get a sting while working with the bees ; but a week ago, while passing out of the yard, one stung my ear, resulting in great swelling. What can be used to check it, when ammonia or saleratus will not doit? I fed the honey, obtained from pieces of old combat night, in tin feeders, made for the purpose, and placed in front of the entrance; they filled the brood chamber rapidly. While the cherries were in bloom, they began to work in the boxes. In helping a neighbor transfer, we used thin strips of wood to brace the combs, and all were right. In transferring I followed the instructions of Prof. Cook's Manual and the American Bee Journal. The Bingham smoker is a treasure. Any one wishing the aid of a young woman as book-keeper, and capable of aiding in their correspondence, who could teach her bee-culture as a business, for the compensation, are requested to cor- respond with me. Mrs. A. S. Keys. [A tomato leaf crushed and rubbed upon the flesh, after removing the sting, is a very good remedy.—Ed.] Indianapolis, Ind., June 8, 1879. I wish to address the bee-keepers of Indiana and u
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