. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April 16, 1903. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 249 USING THB SMOKER—FEEDING A NATURAL And SO with G. B. Williamson's style of fuel and smoker, one smoker full will last half a day if you don't use it inuiti. Some of us use our smokers. Natural swarming is indeed good practice; but if vou set it down that natural swarms never have to be fed you'll get badly left some time. "Left" is the exact word. A hungry swarm hangs together almost winter-cluster style for a good, long spell, and then seizes the first bright, warm hour to leave the ranc
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April 16, 1903. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 249 USING THB SMOKER—FEEDING A NATURAL And SO with G. B. Williamson's style of fuel and smoker, one smoker full will last half a day if you don't use it inuiti. Some of us use our smokers. Natural swarming is indeed good practice; but if vou set it down that natural swarms never have to be fed you'll get badly left some time. "Left" is the exact word. A hungry swarm hangs together almost winter-cluster style for a good, long spell, and then seizes the first bright, warm hour to leave the ranch. Page 156. A MODERN ENTHUSIAST—NUMBERING QUEENS. So many have grown staid and half-way cold that it is delightful to read once more a genuine, intelligent enthu- siast. This is anent William W. Green and his apiary, pages 161 and 162. His report of the Cyprio-Carniolan cross is worth its place, certainly. How nice it would be if the qualities of a first cross would only stay so, instead of getting "every which way " with succeeding generations! Having the hive-number belong to the queen and travel around with her is nice—in some respects—not nice to have numbers die. as queens eventually must. And for big api- ary and cold heart it wouldn't do at all. The maxim that " figures can not lie " would get all battered up. \ RECORD ON INCREASE. Sixty-five colonies against his will, and no bees or queen to make them of but one wandering swarm, is quite a record—a record which Mr. Peter Gallee may hold until somebody calls " Sixty-six I" on him. Page 162. THE DIAMONDS DIDN'T SPARKLE. But Mr. G. couldn't get his bright, red diamonds, with black figures inclosed, to impress their prettiness on us in the picture. Never mind, Mr. W., we know they are pretty—and also impress you with a sort of mj'-own-ness, which is a good thing to have. Page 161. THE "VIRGIN" .\PIARY. The three modern hives and one old memento of C. W. Virgin con
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