. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 158 THE BEE-KEEPERS REVj had an average strength of , average fall weight of 41 lbs., and an average consump- tion of lbs., and the comsumption per unit of strength of lbs., the consump- tion of the heaviest ones being in excess by more than 19 per cent. These results sug- gest that a great surplusage of stores causes unnecessary consumption, and it might be suspected that there had been an over esti- mation of the strength of the lighter col- onies but a careful comparison with the re- sults in the tables G and H where the sugges- tion wou
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 158 THE BEE-KEEPERS REVj had an average strength of , average fall weight of 41 lbs., and an average consump- tion of lbs., and the comsumption per unit of strength of lbs., the consump- tion of the heaviest ones being in excess by more than 19 per cent. These results sug- gest that a great surplusage of stores causes unnecessary consumption, and it might be suspected that there had been an over esti- mation of the strength of the lighter col- onies but a careful comparison with the re- sults in the tables G and H where the sugges- tion would be that the weaker ones had been underestimated would have a tendency to remove that suspicion. These results and those tables in reality seem to emphasize— in fact to prove each other. Lapeer, Mich. May 23, A Safe and Kapid Method of Queen Intro- duction. L. A. ASPINWALL. It may seem strange, That a stranger. Should not appear /arOM PARABLE 13 with the fatal- ities in wintering, the loss of queens attendant upon in- troduction, be- speak the skill of the bee-keeper. Those who are suc- cessful in one are usually so in the other. A review of our failures as amateurs will cer- tainly recall with regret the loss of valuable queens. My own experience dates back to boyhood days in ISGO when I purchased my first Italian queen from that noble and gen- erous hearted bee-keeper, Mr. M. Quinby. That queen which cost me $5 was lost through introduction, although the method prescribed by Mr. Quinby was followed closely. I connot here refrain from ex- pressing my gratitude and admiration, for the kindly act on the part of Mr. (Quinby in sending the boy bee-keeper another queen free of charge. The sweet memories of it frequently recall those early days in bee- keeping. The difficulty in obtaining uniformly SUc-- cessful results is due to the varied conditions of our colonies. These conditions which vary from time to time are not generally un- derstood ; hence, the degre
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