. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 330 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. May S, 1904. foundation was first introduced, but graduallj- it was given up to the special Doanufacturers. Possibly it might pay better now than during the past few years, as there is now a greater margin than theretofore between the price of beeswax and foundation. n. That depends somewhat upon circumstances. It may pay some, and not others. 6. If there was much of it, it was likely starvation. Later in the seawa drone-brood will be thrown out at a time when bees kill off drones. A very few specimens of such brood throw
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 330 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. May S, 1904. foundation was first introduced, but graduallj- it was given up to the special Doanufacturers. Possibly it might pay better now than during the past few years, as there is now a greater margin than theretofore between the price of beeswax and foundation. n. That depends somewhat upon circumstances. It may pay some, and not others. 6. If there was much of it, it was likely starvation. Later in the seawa drone-brood will be thrown out at a time when bees kill off drones. A very few specimens of such brood thrown out at any time may have no special significance. 7. I don't know which you would like l)est; I prefer the staple- spaced, and still more the nail-spaced. The Hoffmans trouble much more about propolizing. 8. A frame-work upon which a super rests, allowing the bees to be shaken out of the super by jouncing the ends of the jouncer up and down alternately. 9. I don't know, but I think so. 10. No difference in size to be easily recognized. Hive-Tool—Combs of Honey from a Dead Colony. 1. Where can I buy a Muench hive-tool, mentioned in " Forty Years Among the Bees?" I do not see it catalogued by any of the supply-dealers. •- I lost one colony of bees this winter (wintered outdoors). It con- sumed only about 5 pounds of honey, and was in exactly the same con- dition, apparently, as all the others that were wintered outdoors, and all of which came through in first-class condition. It^ 3. What killed it* 3. What can I do with the combs^ The honey in them has granu- lated for about 3 inches deep along the top of each frame, and as they are first-class worker-combs I want to save them, if possible. Ontario. Answers.—1. It is not on the market. Mr. Muench died several years ago, and his widow has done nothing with the tool, so far as known. 2. Very likely it starved. Yes, I know there was plenty of honey in the hive, but the severe cold was long continued, and when all t
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