Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-05-16
THE APlARY.

not granulate.
IT looks now as though alfalfa honey
is to lead the world.
MICE will eat bees and pollen and when
they get into hive they usually keep
the colony in an uproar and may even
eventually cause their death.
THE Convention of the Eastern Iowa
Bee-keepers, will be held in the DObsOn
Town Clock Building, Maquoketa, Iowa,
FEB. IL, IL. Frank Coverdale, Sec,
Welton, Iowa.
In painting hives do not use dark col
ors for in extreme hot weather the combs
in dark colored hives will melt down,
while in hive which is painted white,
no damage will be done.
Do NOT be alarmed if you find num-
Der of dead bees about the entrance of
the hive. In summer time you do not
notice so many because the colony carry
their dead away in their daily flight.
THE bees will take care of the empty
brood combs in the summer season better
than you can do it. In winter they
should be boxed up tightly, after being
thoroughly fumigated with sulphur, if
they have any moth-germs in them.
colony should be kept in book, as well
as on the piece of section under the hive
cover. The book may be studied even
ings or when it rains and the necessary
work Systematically planned.
1T seems as if successful bee keeper
must be very careful, thoughtful man.
His constant attention to little things
must discipline his mind and make him q
useful member of society. 1t seems also
as If his experiences should lead him to
communicate with the papers frequently
in generous manner, feeling that he
would have others learn at little expense
what has cost himself so much effort.
Temperature of Bee Cellars.
1t is important that the temperature Of
the cellars should be looked after care
fully. The temperature of the bee Gel
lars bears such an important relation to
the health of the bees that it must be
kept in mind constantly. In the jour
nails the advice is continually given to
beware of the moisture in the cellars.
This has been counted as one of the most
fatal conditions of such cellar. The
moisture of the air bears an important
relation to the temperature, and if the
latter is kept right no danger may be ex-
pected from the former. Moisture, Of
course, is continually passing off from
the bees, the SAME as from human bodies,
and this must be absorbed by the air.
Should the air be saturated with moist
ure, so that it can contain no more, then
this avenue of escape of moisture from
the bees will be closed. The air of bee
cellar that is warm and damp would be
just as injurious as moist air without
the warmth. A warm air does not thus
answer the purpose. The degree of
moisture in the air should be ascertained,
and complete record of it kept every
day. A wet bulb thermometer can be
obtained for small sum, and one should
be kept in the bee cellar all of the time.
1t is not so much. then, the tempera-
ture of the cellar as it is the degree OF
sacuration. A large colony, well pro-
tected and in good condition, can stand
more moisture than small, sicklY one.
Mold in the cellar is q pretty sure In.
dication of moisture-laden atmosphere.
Its presence may not be injurious to the
bees, but it indicates the beginning Of
conditions which may result unfavorably.
But damp cellars need not be the rule,
for there are easy methods to prevent
such conditions. One bushel of unslaked
lime will absorb twenty-eight pounds of
water in the process Of shaking. If q
quantity of unslaked lime is thus kept
in the cellar continually. it will absorb
the moisture and create q dry atmos-
phere.-Annie c. Webster, IN american
Cultivdtor.