. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 318 mit of it, and at the same time act as a gauge. I nail on one side and then re- verse the machine and nail on the other side. With this machine I can nail from 40 to 50 sections per hour, and they are all perfectly true, and much stronger than when nailed without the machine, be- cause they are held perfectly solid until finished. Girard, Erie Co., Pa., June7,1880. For the American Bee Journal. Wonderful Instinct of Queen Bees. R. M. ARGO. There are many facts of the wonder- ful instinct of queens that ought to be kept in mind by every bee-keeper.
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 318 mit of it, and at the same time act as a gauge. I nail on one side and then re- verse the machine and nail on the other side. With this machine I can nail from 40 to 50 sections per hour, and they are all perfectly true, and much stronger than when nailed without the machine, be- cause they are held perfectly solid until finished. Girard, Erie Co., Pa., June7,1880. For the American Bee Journal. Wonderful Instinct of Queen Bees. R. M. ARGO. There are many facts of the wonder- ful instinct of queens that ought to be kept in mind by every bee-keeper. Such would prevent the loss of many a queen. Last May I received 2 very bright queens from the South, and, in trans- ferring them to the cage in order to introduce them, I carelessly left the win- dows and doors open. My apiary is just back of my saddle shop, on the north side, and all cages are opened in my work room, on the bench before the southern window. One of the queens escaped from the cage, just as I was putting her in, and I grabbed at her twice while she was " marking" the window, but missed her both times. I then put the cage in the window, know- ing she would return to the very place she left; but in a moment every bee from the cage took wing and went off with her. 1 walked out into the street and saw they were about out of sight. Af- ter waiting some time in vain for their return, I concluded they were not in- tending to come back; but just as I ap- proached the door, I noticed that they were rapidly approaching the window again. At last I saw the queen approach and go in. I then ran in to let the win- dow down, but she was too quick for me, and went off again. I then closed both doors and let down the back win- dow, and stood inside of the front one ready to let it down the moment she came in. 1 put the cage a little further back from the window to draw her in, and on the top of a small nucleus which Iliad on the work bench. In about a minute she came
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