. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. July, 1908. p^erican Hee Journal. ^eedoitv_^ foiled DowiO Misfortune to a Brother Kditor. Editor E. R. Root has been doing ?sonic excellent work at bee-conventions by the use of the stereopticon, and his devotion to this interesting pursuit has cost him a severe injury to the sight of his right ej'e, if not its permanent loss. Only the fraction of a second looking at a strong arc light at too close range, and then the physicians' cr- uder that for some months there must be 110 reading of proof, printed matter, or manuscript. Truly a privation, indeed,
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. July, 1908. p^erican Hee Journal. ^eedoitv_^ foiled DowiO Misfortune to a Brother Kditor. Editor E. R. Root has been doing ?sonic excellent work at bee-conventions by the use of the stereopticon, and his devotion to this interesting pursuit has cost him a severe injury to the sight of his right ej'e, if not its permanent loss. Only the fraction of a second looking at a strong arc light at too close range, and then the physicians' cr- uder that for some months there must be 110 reading of proof, printed matter, or manuscript. Truly a privation, indeed, but with one good eye left. Editor Root will no doubt be shortly mounted on the tripod again in good shape, and it will be the wish of thousands that the ex- perts may be mistaken in their forecast, and that the injured member may yet ?do good service. Painting Against Robber-Bees. R. M. Spencer, in 'Gleanings, says that when robbers become troublesome he paints the cracks with fresh paint of the same color as the hive, also paint- ing alighting-boards and about 2 inches above the entrance on the hive-body. Editor Root says in a foot-note: "Prof. H. A. Surface, zoologist, in the employ of the Agricultural Depart- ment of Pennsylvania, conducted some ?experiments in the use of paint to dis- courage robbers that were around the hives, and his experience was about the same as yours. We may say that plain turpentine will answer almost as well; and a solution of carbolic acid and water painted on would also be nearly as effective. There would be one ob- jection to the use of paint; and that is, that the cracks of the hive might get too many coats, giving it a rather bad ; Xuclens Increase. I. A. Crane says this in Gleanings in 1 '.oe Culture: "When I wish to use a colony for making nuclei I remove the queen, plac- ing her in a cage on top of the frames. I leave her there 3 days, at the end of which time there should be cells started. 1 then take one frame
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