. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 538 AMERICAN BEE JCUFrNAL. Aug-. 24, The Dzierzon Theory, savs Deutsche Illustrierte Bien- ? far stands as solid a rock, and it will re- quire more proofs than have yet been broug-ht ag-ainst it to Ijudge it in the least. Bees and Colors—R. Hamlyn-Harris says in the Brit- ish Bee Journal that scarlet blossoms seem to be entirely ignored by bees. Blue, violet, and white are their pet col- ors. Yellow is less frequently visited, and green is treated ^vith extreme indifference. Celluloid Quilts seem to be in use in England, accord
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 538 AMERICAN BEE JCUFrNAL. Aug-. 24, The Dzierzon Theory, savs Deutsche Illustrierte Bien- ? far stands as solid a rock, and it will re- quire more proofs than have yet been broug-ht ag-ainst it to Ijudge it in the least. Bees and Colors—R. Hamlyn-Harris says in the Brit- ish Bee Journal that scarlet blossoms seem to be entirely ignored by bees. Blue, violet, and white are their pet col- ors. Yellow is less frequently visited, and green is treated ^vith extreme indifference. Celluloid Quilts seem to be in use in England, accord- ing to accounts in the British Bee Journal, giving an im- pervious covering thru which one can see. Glass\as been used to a limited extent in England and in this country. Celluloid is also used for queen-excluders. " Draper's Barn " is what the new hive on trial by the A, I, Root Co. and .some others is plavfullv called. It is the same as a 10-franie Langstroth hive, only it is 2',s inches deeper. Its 10 frames are equivalent in "comb surface to 125+ ordinary frames, and two of the "barns" hold more than three 8-frame hives.—Gleanings in Bee-Culture. Putting Bees Out of the Cellar, Mr. Young says, in the ?Canadian Bee Journal, he does without paying any atten- tion to where they are placed, and without' putting' out at different times. He : "I start about 10:30 or 11:00, and when I get thru you would think they were swarming! I used to try a few to-day and a few to-mo'rrow. Those you let fly to-day. to-morrow are readv to iump on the other ; Rietsche s Uncapping=Fork is highly spoken of in tlie i filling with honey, for when a bee once begins filling with honey it is no light matter that will make it stop. Langstroth on the , revised by the Dadants, is a standard, reliable and thorc"ghl)- complete work on bee-culture. It contains 520 pages, and is bound elegantlj'. Every reader of the American Bee Journal should
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