. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 586 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Sept. 10, 1903. and those bees that you return will practically all die off before win- ter, so the number of bees in the hive in winter will be little ailected by returning the swarms. All the same, it needs a sharp lookout, whether you return swarms or not, to see that bees in an 8-frame hive have plenty of stores for winter. Save up some frames of sealed honey to give needy colonies. If you don't need them this fall, you may be very glad of them next spring. English Standard Brood-Prame. What is the size of the English
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 586 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Sept. 10, 1903. and those bees that you return will practically all die off before win- ter, so the number of bees in the hive in winter will be little ailected by returning the swarms. All the same, it needs a sharp lookout, whether you return swarms or not, to see that bees in an 8-frame hive have plenty of stores for winter. Save up some frames of sealed honey to give needy colonies. If you don't need them this fall, you may be very glad of them next spring. English Standard Brood-Prame. What is the size of the English standard brood-frame? and how many frames to a standard hive? Maine. Answer.—nxSJ-^ik^id 10 or 11 are usually used in a hive. Keeping ComD Foundation—Vetch for Bees. My questionsj mayi be foolish, but I am a foolish bee-keeper; I don't know much, but one thing I Know is, that I have the bees and have to handle them. During the month of April we had a freeze that put my bees back, but they are coming out all right now. I have 9 colonies. There are a few bee-keepers around here that use old boxes and logs for hives, but I can not make them hear when talking to them about subscribing for the American Bee Journal, or using good hives. I am going to study " Forty Tears Among the ; 1. If I order more foundation than I use, how can I keep it from spoiling? 3. Do I have to have tools that are made for the purpose of fast- ening it in? 3. What about vetch for bees? I enclose a few seeds. Should It be sowed with rye, or what would be best? Missouri. Answers.—1. I hardly know what you can do with it that it will not keep, unless you put it in an oven where it will melt, or spread it out in the sun and rain (or a year. Just keep it covered up wherever it is convenient. Even if you have it tilled into sections, keep them where they will be dry and nice, and they will be all right. Although bees take hold of fresh foundation a little more readily than that which has bee
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