. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. American Vae Journal February, 1910. '.y*'--* "-7"^, ocfor Mi fieri. Send Questions either to the office of the American Bee Journal or to DR. C. C. MILLER. Marengo. 111. Dr. Miller does not answer Questions by mail. Doolittle Division-Board Feeder. 1. In Doolittie's division-board feeder ("Scientific Qae'^n Rearing," pat;cs OS and 69) are those part'tions running Icn^thwire to keep the bees from diowning, as in the Sim- plicilj' and feeders^ 2. It' made wider thnn a frame (say 9 inches) vi uid such parti'ions be necessa
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. American Vae Journal February, 1910. '.y*'--* "-7"^, ocfor Mi fieri. Send Questions either to the office of the American Bee Journal or to DR. C. C. MILLER. Marengo. 111. Dr. Miller does not answer Questions by mail. Doolittle Division-Board Feeder. 1. In Doolittie's division-board feeder ("Scientific Qae'^n Rearing," pat;cs OS and 69) are those part'tions running Icn^thwire to keep the bees from diowning, as in the Sim- plicilj' and feeders^ 2. It' made wider thnn a frame (say 9 inches) vi uid such parti'ions be necessary' New York. Answers.—1. No, the inner width of the feeder is only 1 inch, so a bee can never have to swing: more than half an inch to climb up one wall or the other. 2. I'm not sure, but I think 2 inches would be pretty safe. However, you can make safe for any width by putting in cork chips. Feeding Granulated Honey in Combs. Would combs in which honey was granulated before being extracted, and not taken out by the extractor, be all right for bees next sum- mer, either for swarms or old colonies? Would the bees clean them out, or would it be an injury to them? WiscONSlM. Answer.—It will be all right so far as the bees are concerned, and will do them no harm. In giving such combs to the bees it will be well, just before giving them, to spray them with water. That will make it easier for the bees to use up the honey, and will also save some of it from being wasted, for bees are likely to throw out some of the grains. But you better not use the combs as they are in extracting-supers. T he old honey may help to candy the new. Colony Dwindling. I have one colony of black bees which hai 25 pounds of honey. The bees are dwindling away in large numbers. Can you help me out? Georgia. Answer.—I don't know whether I can. You see I don't know what the trouble is, or in- deed whether there is any trouble. Foul brood or some other disease may be present, but that would hardly make th
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