. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 492 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAj. CONDUCTED BY MRS. JENNIE ATCHLEY. Beeville, Texas. Removing Beeswax or Propolis from Clothing. Mbs. Atchley :—Has anything yet been discovered that will remove spots of beeswax or propolis from clothing ? If so, what is it? G. F. T. Friend T., I do not know of any ef- fectual remedy for removing beeswax from clothing. If any of the readers of of the Bee Journal know, will they please tell us through these columns, so that we may all learn ? Jennie Atchley. What Caused the Bees to Die ? Etc. Mrs. Atchley :—I wish to know what
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 492 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAj. CONDUCTED BY MRS. JENNIE ATCHLEY. Beeville, Texas. Removing Beeswax or Propolis from Clothing. Mbs. Atchley :—Has anything yet been discovered that will remove spots of beeswax or propolis from clothing ? If so, what is it? G. F. T. Friend T., I do not know of any ef- fectual remedy for removing beeswax from clothing. If any of the readers of of the Bee Journal know, will they please tell us through these columns, so that we may all learn ? Jennie Atchley. What Caused the Bees to Die ? Etc. Mrs. Atchley :—I wish to know what kind of buildings they put up where you live; if they use much brick and stone, as I am a mason by trade, and I think if I could go there and work awhile at my trade, I would know then whether to sell out here and move or not, as I have taken quite a notion to that country since reading about it. I have kept bees about a year, and have read with interest the Bee Jour- nal, and especially when you had your class of " ; I started last spring with four colonies, and divided them once, and have eight now, all in good condition except one, which I found about six weeks ago, with more than half the bees dead in the bottom of the hive. I cleaned out all the dead ones, and since then there are no more dead, and they seem to be all right. What do you suppose was the cause of it ? John T. Brown. Sumas, Wash., March 18. Friend Brown, I will answer your questions as best I can. There are four large buildings now going up in Beeville, and they are using brick and stone. One of the buildings is a $50,000 college. and the others are three large business houses. The ring of the mason's trowel and the carpenter's hammer is heard on almost all sides in this little city of 2,500 people; and all are seemingly happy, and still we are reported starv- ing ! But such reports do not hurt us, as we know they are not true. I do not know what caused your bees to die. I will start ano
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