. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1896. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 441 canonized as a benefactor. I have never got around to begin the trial, although I have long had the scheme in mind. The outcome of such a hatchery is not increase of colonies, but a lot of nearly empty combs. Don't think that this article is aught else than one of the most valuable that have been written on this topic. Especially does Friend Kobbins get down to " pay gravel " when he says substantially that we cannot at once, and perhaps cannot ever, cracZicnfc the wants of bee-nature; but the line of hope
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1896. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 441 canonized as a benefactor. I have never got around to begin the trial, although I have long had the scheme in mind. The outcome of such a hatchery is not increase of colonies, but a lot of nearly empty combs. Don't think that this article is aught else than one of the most valuable that have been written on this topic. Especially does Friend Kobbins get down to " pay gravel " when he says substantially that we cannot at once, and perhaps cannot ever, cracZicnfc the wants of bee-nature; but the line of hope is in the line of supplying these ivmits in some other way than hap-hazard swarming. The Poisonous Honey fjuestion.—Recently we published a number of communications on the subject of poisonous honey. We have now received the following from " Novice," who started the discussion : Mr. Editor :—I have been specially interested in the dis- cussion of the poisonous honey question. I hope that you will encourage further articles on the , until all who have any experience on this line shall have contributed what they know through your columns, so that the materials for a cor- rect opinion may be amassed, and bee-keepers may know what is the real truth in regard to this matter. Theory is one thing, and the real, exact truth may be a wholly different thing. The true way to arrive at a correct conclusion is, to get all the facts well in hand, and then it will be time to frame a hypothesis consistent with all the known facts. My opinion given in a former number of the American Bee Journal, to the effect that nectar gathered from the kalmia was harmless, and that the toxic effects, if any, were the result of inges- tion of the " bee-bread" or pollen, perhaps was premature, but I cannot help clinging to that idea until it has been dem- onstrated to be incorrect. If any of the readers of the Ameri- can Bee Journal know of any instances of poisoning from the u
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