. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ^ERICi^^. 43d YEAR. CHICAGO, ILL, JUNE 25,1903, No. 26. ( Editorial Comments ] Soap to Remove Propolis.—Editor Hutchinson is enthusi- astic over the discovery of a soap called Lava soap, that is very effec- tive in removing propolis from the fingers. Formalin, frequently spoken of nowadays as a disinfectant of combs affected with foal brood, is the name of a particular prepara- tion of formaldehyde. The name furmalhi is the property of the Schering Chemical Works, of Berlin, Germany, protected by United States and foreign patents, and is applied to a
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ^ERICi^^. 43d YEAR. CHICAGO, ILL, JUNE 25,1903, No. 26. ( Editorial Comments ] Soap to Remove Propolis.—Editor Hutchinson is enthusi- astic over the discovery of a soap called Lava soap, that is very effec- tive in removing propolis from the fingers. Formalin, frequently spoken of nowadays as a disinfectant of combs affected with foal brood, is the name of a particular prepara- tion of formaldehyde. The name furmalhi is the property of the Schering Chemical Works, of Berlin, Germany, protected by United States and foreign patents, and is applied to a guaranteed 40 percent solution of formaldehyde: so that when " formalin " is bought, one may feel sure of a reliable article of a given strength. Start Queen-Cells in Full Colonies.—Although by proper management the experienced queen-breeder may be able to have good queen-cells started in miniature colonies, the average beginner will do well to make it a rule to have all queen-cells started in full colonies. A single frame of brood with enough bees to cover, or partially cover It, may succeed in rearing a queen, but such queens would not gen- erally be accepted as a gift by the experienced bee-keeper. Cells started in a full colony are none too good for him. Young Queens and Swarming.—It was formerly held that if a colony had a queen of the current year's rearing, there would be no danger of swarming that season. After the introduction of Italian bees, whether it was the difference in bees or difference initreatment, it was found that the rule was not reliable. It is true, however, that there is less tendency to swarming with young queens, and it has been held by many that a colony with a queen of the current year would not swarm if the young queen had been reared in that hive. Even to this, however, exceptions have been reported. A Case of Long Caging.—M. A. Gill reports in the Bee- Keepers' Review a case in which a queen was caged in a nucleus from about the
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