. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Nov. 13, 1 )02. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 733 the separators, Imt full ahiiulH uf comli foun- dation is not thi' remedy. The starter I liavo t)een usint,^ for tlie last ei^'"lit yoarH is a V- sliaped j)iece, reaeliirit; nearly tlic entire len^tli of the soctio]! at tlie lop, and extend- iiiH to within an ineli of tlie lioltoin. It snr- Ijrises ino to see it advocated by old bee-keep- ers to put a bottom starter in the section in ?order to ^jet tlie condis fastened. I do not use such a starter at all, and ouV of 1(1(1,000 sec- lions of comb honey,
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Nov. 13, 1 )02. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 733 the separators, Imt full ahiiulH uf comli foun- dation is not thi' remedy. The starter I liavo t)een usint,^ for tlie last ei^'"lit yoarH is a V- sliaped j)iece, reaeliirit; nearly tlic entire len^tli of the soctio]! at tlie lop, and extend- iiiH to within an ineli of tlie lioltoin. It snr- Ijrises ino to see it advocated by old bee-keep- ers to put a bottom starter in the section in ?order to ^jet tlie condis fastened. I do not use such a starter at all, and ouV of 1(1(1,000 sec- lions of comb honey, I do not believe 100 sec- tions were not fastened to the bottom solid. A. C. F. Bautz. Chippewa Co., Wis., Nov. M. Wet Season—Carniolan Bees. Strantje things have occurred here in ]'. As I reported some time a{2:o, we had a tine flow last spring, but we have had one of the dryest, liottest summers ever known here. It seems strange to read what Northern bee- keepers say about cold, wet weather when we are burning and drying up. The droulli lasted from May :il to Aug. HO, •when the rain came. Nearly everything was dried up, and most of the bees verging on starvation. I am glad to say, after the rain came, everything started anew, and the bees went to work rearing young brood like they do in the spring. Some of the bees have four or five gallons of honey to the colony, and are still working. But we will soon have frost. The most of my colonies have a tine lot of young bees to go through the winter. I have read with interest all Dr. Gallup has said about rearing queens. I believe the Doc- tor is nearer right than some of our bee-men are willing to admit. I have tried to rear ([ueens in weak colonies several limes this year, but I failed nearly every time to get a good one. I do not see how it is that so many report failure with queens they buy; I have bought several, and they have all done very well except one. I must say a good word for the (Jarniolans: during the dry wea
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