Gleanings in bee culture . ce in order to cut some of it off. Icant buy honey at a price that would allow me to make any thing for the trouble of re-packing and selling—at least not this sea-son. I know that farmers would raise theprice of eggs to one dollar a dozen if therewas a scarcity and they could get thatmuch; but I dont feel like raising the priceof honey in that way, nor do I believe itwould be good policy. Tell me, if you can,editors or readers, what would be the besttiling to do. Bridgeport, Wis., Feb. 7. DINES METHOD OF RAISING QUEENS Where the Scheme Originated BY I. HOPKINS. Unde
Gleanings in bee culture . ce in order to cut some of it off. Icant buy honey at a price that would allow me to make any thing for the trouble of re-packing and selling—at least not this sea-son. I know that farmers would raise theprice of eggs to one dollar a dozen if therewas a scarcity and they could get thatmuch; but I dont feel like raising the priceof honey in that way, nor do I believe itwould be good policy. Tell me, if you can,editors or readers, what would be the besttiling to do. Bridgeport, Wis., Feb. 7. DINES METHOD OF RAISING QUEENS Where the Scheme Originated BY I. HOPKINS. Under the above heading there appearedin the Canadian Bee Journal for Marchlast, page 75, an article by Dines,on the plan he has adopted for raisingqueen-cells, and also an editorial introduc-tion to the article, in Avhieh it is claimedthat Mr. Dines is the originator of themethod. The plan is also described by in Gleanings for March 15,page 177, Mr. Dines experience being giv-en as set out bv Fig. 1.—Portion of comb prepared for cell-building m New Zealand, GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE Now, it is not often that American edi-tors are caught napping; but I think Ican prove that they do indulge in a napsometimes, and that Editor Hurley, of theCanadian Bee Journal, must have beensleeping soundly when he wrote that edi-torial or he would certainly have knownwhere the scheme really had its origin,which was neither in America nor Canada, SCHEME FIRST ADOPTED IN NEW ZEALANDAMONG ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE. Although not the originator, I believe Iwas the first to adopt the method amongEnglish-speaking beekeepers. During theseason of 1809 I made my first attempt atone of our state apiaries, which resulted in(lO fine cells, and on the second venture 80grand ones were obtained. I took jjhotos ofboth combs (one of each of which I amsending you) ; but as they weie taken in avery bad light, inside, to avoid draft, theyare not very clear. Being a staunch advo-cate of
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