. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 236 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [July 8, 1915. though, its scientific name should surely he Populus Sacra, since most living things -would be eager to respect it. What would these " little people " do should the tree die? Would they bough to the inevitable, and seek " fresh woods and pastures. EXTRACTS AND COMMENTS. By D. M. Macdonald, Banff. Excluders.—A reader of the Australasian Bee-keeper queries, "Do you use queen excluders, and if not, why not?" To this the Editor replies, " I use the queen excluders upon t
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 236 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [July 8, 1915. though, its scientific name should surely he Populus Sacra, since most living things -would be eager to respect it. What would these " little people " do should the tree die? Would they bough to the inevitable, and seek " fresh woods and pastures. EXTRACTS AND COMMENTS. By D. M. Macdonald, Banff. Excluders.—A reader of the Australasian Bee-keeper queries, "Do you use queen excluders, and if not, why not?" To this the Editor replies, " I use the queen excluders upon the hives that are finishing the queen cells only. I always fancy they retard the progress of the bees, also the circulation of air. Comb honey producers mostly use ; In my opinion the two first sentences quoted ring true, but I would demur to the last. Here it is quite the contrary. Few working for extracted honey would dispense with them. We who work for comb honey never—or almost never—use them. Hybrids.—The same querist states that his hybrids were the only ones that had a surplus, and gently jabs the Editor by qiierying, " How does that suit you, queen breeders? " In his answer he admits that the "hybrids are the very best honey ; His chief objection to crosses is the old one that too often they are cross, but he truly states that this is very freqviently due to ungentle handling, jerky movements, jarring or quick actions, handling out of season, and giving an overdose of smoke. Finally, he advises a few puffs of smoke at the entrance, a few puffs over the tops of frames. Give them time to fill up with honey, aind spray some sweetened water over them. All these are certainly aids to successful manipulations when under- taken under adverse circumstances. Bee-keepers^ iJevieit;.—Although most of the contents are written for the "big" bee-keepers, some of the smaller may get many useful hints. Let me glean a few of th
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