. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 362 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. May 19, 1904. c FROM MANY FIELDS 3 Bees Wintered in tlie Cellap, I put 100 colonies of bees in the cellar Nov. 13, 1903, and they are there yet; they have not had a peep of daylight since. They seem to be in good condition, and I think they can stand it for 10 days more, at least— the way the weather looks they will have to. The thermometer registered 4 degrees below zero April IS. John Cox. Chippewa Co., Wis., April 18. Hateliing Eggs Over Bees. I tried four hen's eggs over bees the other day. I chose a powerful colony a
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 362 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. May 19, 1904. c FROM MANY FIELDS 3 Bees Wintered in tlie Cellap, I put 100 colonies of bees in the cellar Nov. 13, 1903, and they are there yet; they have not had a peep of daylight since. They seem to be in good condition, and I think they can stand it for 10 days more, at least— the way the weather looks they will have to. The thermometer registered 4 degrees below zero April IS. John Cox. Chippewa Co., Wis., April 18. Hateliing Eggs Over Bees. I tried four hen's eggs over bees the other day. I chose a powerful colony and fed them so that they were hot. The hive was packed with others in a case in ground-cork. A thick cushion was over the eggs. They had every advantage. After the end of a week I broke them and found that the germ had made progress corresponding to about 48 to 60 hours under a hen. At that rate, had the eggs been left to hatch (?). they might have furnished chickens in about tinvn weeks. One egg showed just a touch of red, the little em- bryo being about I4 to -^ of an inch long. Yet I have known chickens to be hatched in bee-hives. 1 knew a man in my boyhood who did it. At that time he was through with bees, as his had all died, and he found the hives very convenient for hens'-nests. As far as I know, I lost only 3 colonies out of 38, in out-3oor wintering. Those two starved. The American Bee Journal is better than ever. Allen Latham. New London Co., Conn., May 2. A Long Winter. I put 19 colonies in winter quarters, and lost 6. This was a very long winter, and last summer was a poor one for bees—it rained all the time. I hope we will do better this year. I am a great friend of the bees and would not be without them. A. A. Goktsch. Dodge Co., Wis., April 25. Key Remedy for Bee-Stings. I wish to tell of a simple but very eflfective remedy for stings of any kind. When stung, pull or rub out the sting, then place the bore of a key exactly central over the spot and bear down h
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