. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 196 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [April 25, IK* 9. matter whether sealed over or not, that taken off early was among the thickest, whitest, richest-flavoured honey I ever raised or tasted. That taken off later was much thinner and lacked the ravishing flavour of the former. I challenge our readers to try it. A caution here. Leave at least a six-inch space between the honey and wall or floor. That packed within that distance sometimes sours, always becomes watery and rancid.—Geo. F. Kobbins, Mechaniesburg, Illinois. BEE-KEEPING FUR COTTAGERS. I
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 196 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [April 25, IK* 9. matter whether sealed over or not, that taken off early was among the thickest, whitest, richest-flavoured honey I ever raised or tasted. That taken off later was much thinner and lacked the ravishing flavour of the former. I challenge our readers to try it. A caution here. Leave at least a six-inch space between the honey and wall or floor. That packed within that distance sometimes sours, always becomes watery and rancid.—Geo. F. Kobbins, Mechaniesburg, Illinois. BEE-KEEPING FUR COTTAGERS. II. pOO.'1.] The next bee we notice is the drone. Itis the male bee. Drones are easily known, as they are much longer and bigger than the worker-bees, and bigger than, though not as long as, the queen. When flying drones make a much iouder hum than the worker- bees. Drones are only found in the hive from about May to August. As the duty of the queen is solely W^L'- *° ^ eoos> so *ue drones have one " r ifir v^ duty, and that is, to fertilise, or mate / Vr with, the young queens. Drone Bee-keepers care very little about (male). drones, and those who keep their bees in bar-frame hives do all they can to stop too many being reared. As there are generally a few hundreds of drones in a hive it may be asked,' Why so many when so few may be required ?' The mating of queen and drone takes place in the air, and it seems that the drones are numerous in order that the queen may more easily find a mate. The mating of brothers and sisters is also more likely to be prevented when many of the drones Hying about belong to other hives, and, it may be, other apiaries. The drone, which mates with the queen, is killed by the act of mating, and the queen is known to have met a drone if on her return she has joined to her the organs of the drone. The drones are driven out of the hive by the bees to perish as soon as the honey begins to come in slowly; and often in the middle of summer, whe
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