The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-22

cess, neither has double wall chaH
hives. II the hive is kept dry and we'll
ventilated bees in single wall hive
will stand any cold we ever have in
Indiana, and there will be but little
brood raised before the first of April.
Getting Rid of Fertilized Workers.
At bee-keepers' convention men,
Der asked how to get rid of ferti1ized
workers. A Mr.. Muth replied as fol-
lows: l have had some experience with
fertilized workers, and I think it an
easy matter to straighten it up. The
colonies of bees, as we all know, con-
slst OF queen, drones and worker
bees. The worker bees again have the
work of the colony divided among
them, according to their age, to the
best of our observations. The bees are
of age when about ten days old. When
ten days old they commence to fly out
foraging and bring home honey or
pollen, one or the other, or both, as
the case may be; and the younger
bees, if you observe closely, you will
IND to be organized workers, that
build the combs and cap the cells, and
do all that kind of work; and the
younger bees are the ones that gener-
ally supply the larvae in the cells with
nursery food, as it is called. The old
bees don't attend to any home work;
the younger bees do it all. When we
raise queens it happens very often that
the old bees get tired of harboring
them. If they have once been disap-
pointed, the queens and all the eggs
we give them will be destroyed, which
is accomplished by the old bees and
the fertile workers. The simplest plan
is to supply that colony with young
bees, and you can give them a queen
at once, which will be accepted. do
IT by taiSing combzor two out of the
hive, and putting in their place a
comb with Matching brood and ad-
herring bees from a strong colony, and
then introducing the queen. The lack
of young bees in the hive is the only
cause OF their refusing the queen
Anent Bees.
Bees when gathering honey are very
gentle and may be easily handled, says
Kansas Farmer. This is especially so
with swarms, and it is only in extreme
cases that they attempt to sting.
Swarms may leave the hive with as
much honey as they can carry with
them, and their being full of honey
accounts for their gentleness. Persons
who understand bees thoroughly have
40 fear of stings whatever, and will
work with them at any and all times
and under all conditions with safety.
Unless the swarm is an extremely
large one it should be confined in the
brood department for few days before
adding upper stories. The brood nest
is thus located where it ought to be,
and will not interfere with the surplus
department. If a swarm is hived in a
two story hive the bees will go to the
top to begin work, hence the import
ance of using the brood chamber proper
at first, and afterwards adding the sur
plus boxes. A good sized swarm when
hived on a set of frames filled with
foundation will be ready for the sur
plus boxes in three Or four days.
IONuSly hii0e" VI Lie ApplS.-l en-
close specimens of diseased apple
twigs. Will you kindly examine them
and suggest a remedy? Disease is
spreading rapidly in this section. Have
tried Bordeaux mixture without sue
cess.-Apple Grower, Point Arena.
This is the powdery mildew of
the apple which we recently MENTION
ed as exceptionally abundant this year.
The best remedy for all the powdery
mildews, like those of the vine, the
rose, the apple, etc., is fine sulphur
thrown or blown through the foliage.
The sun heat vaporizes this sulphur
and the vapor kills the fungus. The
Bordeaux mixture is the specific for
the downy or felted mildews, against
which sulphur is not effective.-Pacifc
Rural Press. ,=~@
Blue Grass.-It is a somewhat curl
GUS as well as Instructive historical
fact that less than century ago blue
grass, now regarded as indispensable
on the farm, was treated as a pest,
which all good people were expected to
get rid Of as soon as possible. It's :,
great value was wholly unknown, and
it was not till after years Of denuncia-
ton and bad treatment that it
worked its way to its present high
position among the forage plants. We
should learn from this not to be too
hasty in rejecting anything that pres
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