. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 420 page 298 of the American Bee Journal, Mr. W. Boiling, of Dunkirk, N. Y., com- plains of the little black ants on the top of his hive or honey board. By close observa- tion he will rind they do but little harm; perhaps more good than harm. They de- stroy the moth-worm or grub and eggs de- posited there. I will say in answer to Mr. James Heddon's question, as to the irrita- tive effects of propolis on the bronchial tubes, that it is undoubtedly so, as the dust of the propolis has the same effect as pul- verized pepper. Wm. Martin. ^°A correspondent
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 420 page 298 of the American Bee Journal, Mr. W. Boiling, of Dunkirk, N. Y., com- plains of the little black ants on the top of his hive or honey board. By close observa- tion he will rind they do but little harm; perhaps more good than harm. They de- stroy the moth-worm or grub and eggs de- posited there. I will say in answer to Mr. James Heddon's question, as to the irrita- tive effects of propolis on the bronchial tubes, that it is undoubtedly so, as the dust of the propolis has the same effect as pul- verized pepper. Wm. Martin. ^°A correspondent in Kansas or Mis- souri sent us in July a sprig of vervain, with inquiry as to [its name, etc., which we forwarded to Prof. Cook, who has inadver- tently mislaid the letter and address, but has kindly answered the inquiries. Any person having sent a letter of inquiry in that month and not finding the same in print, will appreciate the following answer from the Professor : "The plant is the ver- bena stricta or hoary vervain. I can well believe that it is a valuable honey plant, as our common blue vervain (V. hostata) seems to yield much nectar, while the white ver- vain has surprised me the past two weeks. The dry weather has even dried up the nec- tar fountains of our borage, mustards and motherwort, yet the white vervain (V. uti- cifolia) is covered with bees from morning till night. This plant grows on low, damp places and so is more or less independent of drouth. 1 know of nothing more worthy to be sown in damp wastes for bee forage. It would take the place in such cases of motherwort and sweet clover on waste or unoccupied high ground. Our teasel came into bloom one week before the basswood, and remained in bloom more than one week after the linden had ceased to attract the bees. All this time it was freely visited by the ; Kane, Greene Co., 111., Aug. 5, 1879. I commenced in the bee business with 2 colonies, in 1877, and in 1878 I increased to 7 colonies,
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