. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 466 any stings being received. They were then shaken oS the combs and run into a hive, being given some frames of brood and honey from another hive. There were betiyeen three and four pounds of bees, Italians, with a nice-looking queen. It would be interesting to know whether Italian bees, coming from a warmer climate, are more likely than our native bees to build in exposed places. Per- haps some of your readers could give an opinion.—Emma Heatly, Trottiscliffe. THE BEITISH BEE JOUENAL. Sept. 23, 1920. Feeding with Imported Honey. [10303]
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 466 any stings being received. They were then shaken oS the combs and run into a hive, being given some frames of brood and honey from another hive. There were betiyeen three and four pounds of bees, Italians, with a nice-looking queen. It would be interesting to know whether Italian bees, coming from a warmer climate, are more likely than our native bees to build in exposed places. Per- haps some of your readers could give an opinion.—Emma Heatly, Trottiscliffe. THE BEITISH BEE JOUENAL. Sept. 23, 1920. Feeding with Imported Honey. [10303]—Will you kindly insert the fol- lowing in your next issue under the head of correspondence? Mr. Hughes' letter (10,284) states: — "I always boil the honey in bulk and dilute it afterwards with water," and then continues: " Diluted honey goes mouldy and would cause trouble with the ; Why does he recommend diluted honey unaer these circumstances, or does he mean only sufficient is to be made to feed at once? What is the proportion of honey to water ?—Vernon R. Dean. [Mr. Hughes means that the honey is only diluted when given to the bees. The amount of water will depend on the den- sity of the honey. Three or four fluid ounces to each pound of honey will generally be sufficient.—Eds:]. Queries reaching thi$ office not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal" the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the following week. Only SPECIALLY URGENT queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All queries must be accompanied by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publica- tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. Corre- spondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. Queen Emerging Through Base of Cell. [99(i3]—I came across a rather curious case in one of my hives yesterday, and should like to know
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