. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 56 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL February It is somewhat of a strange hap- pening that I lost two colonies under exactly the same conditions. They had started quite a large brood-nest on one side of the hive, occupying five combs with patches of brood about the size of two hands in the center combs. The spaces between the combs were filled with dead bees, but not a drop of honey in the five combs. The three combs on the other side were practically free from dead bees and contained about ten pounds of honey scattered over the combs. When the March weather chang
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 56 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL February It is somewhat of a strange hap- pening that I lost two colonies under exactly the same conditions. They had started quite a large brood-nest on one side of the hive, occupying five combs with patches of brood about the size of two hands in the center combs. The spaces between the combs were filled with dead bees, but not a drop of honey in the five combs. The three combs on the other side were practically free from dead bees and contained about ten pounds of honey scattered over the combs. When the March weather changed to zero temperature the poor bees tried to protect their off- spring; they remained with their brood until all supplies within reach were exhausted and not being able to reach the stores on the other side of the hive they became a victim to that grim messenger, starvation. Thus bees starved with plenty of honey in the hive. It mav be too late to call the atten- tion of beekeepers to the danger of starvation in spring, when these lines reach their eyes. Nevertheless, to caution those who have not yet as- certained the status of their bees may be the means of preventing sad disappointments. La Salle, N. Y. Crane's Honey-Board By J. E. Crane SOMETIME about a year ago the editor of American Bee Journal gave a description of a honey- board I have been using for a num- ber of years with a good deal of sat- isfaction. Since then I have received a number of questions as to how it works, with request that I answer in some one of our standard journals. Before doing so, however, it may be well to state the object of making it and using it, which was to get rid, so far as I could, of the travel-stain, so- called, on the sections. Now the word "travel-stain" is a misnomer. We get the impression at once from the word that the stain is caused by the bees traveling over the combs with dirty feet, which is not the case at all. There are two entirely dis- tinct causes of stained com
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