. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. July 29, 1915.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 269 when he is angry, yon will appreciate what the unfortunate Mr. Burton got. Why not try it on the Bosches? The Indian bee is worse than the English wasp, and far worse tempered. He has been known to make a tiger wish he never had been born ere now, and bears, whose fondness for honey is proverbial, have frequently had a very thin time of it when out for the sweets course. In another case of robbery under arms the Dacoits burnt several women and children alive because they would not give informati
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. July 29, 1915.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 269 when he is angry, yon will appreciate what the unfortunate Mr. Burton got. Why not try it on the Bosches? The Indian bee is worse than the English wasp, and far worse tempered. He has been known to make a tiger wish he never had been born ere now, and bears, whose fondness for honey is proverbial, have frequently had a very thin time of it when out for the sweets course. In another case of robbery under arms the Dacoits burnt several women and children alive because they would not give information as to the whereabouts of the valuables that were supposed to be hidden in the house on which the attack was made. It is a charming country in which to live when you know it—isn't it?—From the Winning a week or ten days to a month. (3) We should prefer sections, as it is impossible to extract heather honey, and if shallow frames are used the comb has to be de- stroyed to obtain the honey. Have sec- tions with comb drawn out ready for the heather harvest. Queries reaching this office not later than FIRST POST on MONDAY MORNING will, if possible, be answered in the " Journal" the fol- lowing Thursday. Those arriving later will be held over until the following week. Only SPECIALLY URGENT queries will be replied to by post if a STAMPED addressed envelope is enclosed. All queries must be accompanied by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publica- tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. Corre- spondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only. QUERIES ON SUPERING. [9016] I should be much obliged if you would advise me through the Bee Journal as follows:—(1) I supered an early June swarm about a week ago, with eight shallow frames, of drawn-out comb, which I had treated last winter with strong sulphur fumes for wax moth, and find that bees are rather slow in taking to them. Would such treatment of comb be objectionable to bees?
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