. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1898. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 509 and DOW have hundreds of them partly filled, or justbeKun, and I am about dis- gusted with that feature of the business. To prevent after-swarmins:, I cut out the queen-cells S days after the swarm issued, and now find the majority of these colonies queenless. The demand for honey here is very limited, and is difficult of sale at 8 cents for extracted and cents for comb. A. BOOMEB. Ontario, Canada, Aug. 1. Zieveling Unfinisht Sections, Etc. Will you allow me to help Dr. Miller to answer "Iowa," on pa
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1898. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 509 and DOW have hundreds of them partly filled, or justbeKun, and I am about dis- gusted with that feature of the business. To prevent after-swarmins:, I cut out the queen-cells S days after the swarm issued, and now find the majority of these colonies queenless. The demand for honey here is very limited, and is difficult of sale at 8 cents for extracted and cents for comb. A. BOOMEB. Ontario, Canada, Aug. 1. Zieveling Unfinisht Sections, Etc. Will you allow me to help Dr. Miller to answer "Iowa," on page 454? " What should be done when the melter forms a cap over the comb ?" I answer, make it hotter, so it will melt the comb on touching It, then lift It up quickly. Also " Arkansas," on page 422. To his first question, it seems to me that Dr. Miller doesn't "catch ; I was in the same trouble, provided I am right. Cut strips of sections ^b' of an Inch wide— tack them on the side of the super where the sections meet; tack them on to stay, which will give more bee-space. .T. H. Stephens. Fremont Co., Iowa. Sasswood and Sweet Clover Tield. Our yield from basswood and sweet clover has been quite heavy. In fact somewhat beyond expectations. Sweet clover Is still yielding, but the honey is colored quite dark with wild verbena (V. strlcta), so much so as to render It unfit for sale. The sweet clover taste has been killed in It, leaving only a heavy, dead, sweet taste. Fall flowers are blooming quite plenti- fully, even though it is early in the season. I have had but twoswarms this season, and feel confident the roason is because I gave every colony plenty of room and kept the hives well ventilated. I sold all of my honey to the Douglas County and State Exhibits in connection with the Trans-Mississippi and Inter- national Exposition. Lewis R. Lighton. Florence Co., Neb., July 26. Beport for 1897. Last year I had 8 colonies, and got something over 40
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