. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 794 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Nov. 24, 1904. tions to start with ; but they hardly comprise all—perhaps not even almost all. I would submit this : The cause of abundant nectar-secretion is the joint presence of several different things ; and apparently we do not yet recognize all the items. The best conditions for pollenization, the best conditions for the right insects to be out, and the best conditions for nectar-secretion, are likely to be identical, seeing they three work together for a joint purpose in Nature. It even looks as if moist atmosphere
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 794 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Nov. 24, 1904. tions to start with ; but they hardly comprise all—perhaps not even almost all. I would submit this : The cause of abundant nectar-secretion is the joint presence of several different things ; and apparently we do not yet recognize all the items. The best conditions for pollenization, the best conditions for the right insects to be out, and the best conditions for nectar-secretion, are likely to be identical, seeing they three work together for a joint purpose in Nature. It even looks as if moist atmosphere and dry atmosphere did some alternating at the behest of other items in making up the best set of conditions. Dur- ing some phenomenal flows dry air—and during some phe- nomenal flows moist air—is the way I think we'll find it when a full supply of observations is in. Page 693. INDOOR WINTERING OF BEBS. H. R. Boardman is high authority on wintering bees, and his ripened, life-long conclusions merit our careful study. He is rather unique in having good success above ground. We may well suspect that bare and below-ground count for nothing—only the pertinent condi- tions, conditions, conditions, which happen to be a little easier to secure when below. Some of us would have built the rooms without windows. Perhaps his windows and the admission of light as long as the bees will bear it may have counted quite heavily in his favor. Much has been nega- tived and much has been changed during the long years. A complicated system of ventilation was thrown away as worse than useless. Quieting the bees when they roar by letting in outside air at night has also been abandoned as worse than useless. (Quiets the bees temporarily, but increases the mischief that caused the disquiet in the first place— makes them start more brood.) Manifestly it takes time and brains, and close observation, to reach the hardpan of correct practice when it lies as far down as that. Settin
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