. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. u.^. m' !? Alih WlfM (Entered at thd P03t-0fBce at Chicago as Becond-Clasa Mail-Matter.) Published Weekly at $ a Year, by George W. York & Ca., 11« Blvd. GEORGE W. YORK, Editor CHICAGO. ILL, MAY 23,1907 VoL XLVII—No, 21 %^..-^^ Mitbrial mn4 Comments The Banat Bee The editor of the Far-Western Bee-Keeper had a Bacat queea sent him by Prof. Frank Bentoa. He reports BaDatians as gentle as Caucasians, extremely prolific, but falling far behind other bees as storers. Composition of Pollen An Illinois reader asks: "What is the average
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. u.^. m' !? Alih WlfM (Entered at thd P03t-0fBce at Chicago as Becond-Clasa Mail-Matter.) Published Weekly at $ a Year, by George W. York & Ca., 11« Blvd. GEORGE W. YORK, Editor CHICAGO. ILL, MAY 23,1907 VoL XLVII—No, 21 %^..-^^ Mitbrial mn4 Comments The Banat Bee The editor of the Far-Western Bee-Keeper had a Bacat queea sent him by Prof. Frank Bentoa. He reports BaDatians as gentle as Caucasians, extremely prolific, but falling far behind other bees as storers. Composition of Pollen An Illinois reader asks: "What is the average composition of pollen?'' We don't remember ever to have seen an analysis of pollen, and a search in some of the books in which we thought it might be found has not been successful. The likeli- hood is that if an analysis were made of pollen from different sources there would be found no little diflerence. The word " pollen," too, is used for two different things—pollen as it is found in the flowers, and also as it is found in the hive. The lat- ter consists of the former mixed with some honey, if we are not mistaken. Ventilation of Bees The generally accepted belief is that there is a systematic ventilation of the hive by the bees in hot weather, a regular detail acting in concert for that purpose. In a somewhat lengthy article in the British Bee Journal, Col. H. J. O. Walker combats this idea, say- ing in closing: To sum up, I believe that although the air in the hive must be gradually renewed, and the bees sometimes assist towards the desired result by fanning, there is much less inlet and outlet than is generally supposed, and most of what takes place is automatic Although I am well aware that a bee can produce, in proportion to its size, a strong back- ward or forward air motion in its immediate neighborhood, enough, perhaps, to extinguish a candle, I do not think that the action of the fanners always, if even generally, sets up an exhaust current. Th
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