. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. March 18, 1915.] THE BEITISH BEE JOURNAL. 89 human bone, can you advise me wliat is the composition of chitine?âJ. Nickalls. Reply.âThe chemical constituents of chitine are the following:âCarbon, per cent. ; hydrogen, ipev cent. ; nitro- gen, j)er cent.; oxygen^ per 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
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. March 18, 1915.] THE BEITISH BEE JOURNAL. 89 human bone, can you advise me wliat is the composition of chitine?âJ. Nickalls. Reply.âThe chemical constituents of chitine are the following:âCarbon, per cent. ; hydrogen, ipev cent. ; nitro- gen, j)er cent.; oxygen^ per 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. P. A. CuRzoNE (Coventry).âMiUleu- uii Conihs, d-r.âIf the bees are covered with mildew they are dead. Should there be live bees in the hive remove the damp quilts and replace with dry ones. The mildew may be removed from the combs by means of a 10 per cent, solu- tion of formalin, dip them in, or sja-inge them with the solution. The mildew on. the combs will not harm the bees, but the dampness, of which it is a sign, is detrimental to them. T. Bright (Weybridge).â(1) You have done quite right in closing them up now. (2) See answer to P. A. Curzone above. C. D. (Chippenham).âDlsinfectinfj ILivvs, d-c.â(1) No, unless the olcl paint is very thick, when it is better to burn it off". It is better to wash first, preferably Avitli some disinfectant in the water. (2) It is safer to use the lamp. The}' may be washed with a disinfectantâIzal or carbolic acidâand water. (3) They should be all right if boiled for thirty minutes or more. A. DoNKiN (Pershore).â(1) You may com- mence in about a week. (2) We cannot say without seeing the bees. It depends on their present strength and condition. (3) Better Avait for a week or ten days and choose a Avarm day for the Avork. (4) Dutch or Banats for resistin
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