. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. January, 1915. American Hee Journal conducted apiary which I have ever seen anywhere, all things considered. The apiary of Mr. Mahon, mentioned in our July number, is perhaps ahead of it in a few particulars, but there is no comparison possible between the two, owing to the magnitude of this installation. In 1913, Mr. Penna reared 5226 queens, of which 5141 were shipped away as follows: In April 97, in May 929, in June 965, in July 1011, in August 1143, in September 996. These were all distributed on the European continent. His losses in the mails of
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. January, 1915. American Hee Journal conducted apiary which I have ever seen anywhere, all things considered. The apiary of Mr. Mahon, mentioned in our July number, is perhaps ahead of it in a few particulars, but there is no comparison possible between the two, owing to the magnitude of this installation. In 1913, Mr. Penna reared 5226 queens, of which 5141 were shipped away as follows: In April 97, in May 929, in June 965, in July 1011, in August 1143, in September 996. These were all distributed on the European continent. His losses in the mails of Europe are less than one half of one percent, while 50 percent of the queens sent by him to America at different times have arrived dead. He ascribes the loss to their being smothered in the mail sacks while crossing the ocean. For that reason he has discour- aged orders from America. So our readers will understand that I am not trying to give him free advertising. But I hope that some method may soon be devised by which queens may be sent regularly across the seas without loss. Otherwise the old method of shipping large lots by express may have to be continued. After having returned home from Europe, we correspondedconsiderably with Mr. Penna, and arranged with him to make experiments on shipping queens from there to us. But only a few queens had been mailed when the. proper temperature and hygrometric conditions, during the transferring of the larvae, for he has noticed that a too dry atmosphere tends to dry up the larval food, which becomes hard and unfit for the tender grubs. So he has both thermometer and hygrometer in the room, and the shortage of moisture or of temperature is made up by sprinkling the walls and the floor with warm or cold water, as the case may require until the proper conditions prevail. But let me quote Mr. Penna's own words: . ?, "I formed my 620 nuclei in April, taking bees for this purpose from an apiary which is situated I'A kilometers distant
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