Show bee culture ily 11 rhodes Il hoJe As tho the season of tho I 1 car ear in u which wo we must prepare our bees for tho the harvest will soon bo be at hand I 1 thought a few lines on tho the abon a subject ct would not bo be a miss nt at this time in order to make a success in working for surplus honey wo we must lai ba plenty of bees in our his es is hell tho the honey season or a failure is almost certain as those reared when tho the season is drawing to a close will bo be consumers instead of produs ers but how shall wp the bees is a question frequently asked tho the best waa wa that 1 biow aw of 3 cars of trial of cry near all of tho the plans which have base been roWin recommended mended is is the tile following when T ahe tho pollen becomes plenty say an thu the to tho the irth of april in tit this locality I 1 go to each cach and anti if tho the bees wi will 11 b c 11 spreading a little more or in other oris if ft there appeals to bo be more bees than arc are needed to coer co er the blood they alicade all cady ease on a cool morning orning iti I 1 tako tale a frama of hono lional from froin the outside of tho the cluster duster and brake the coaling by passing a knife our 0 er it and placing 0 it in tho the cluster of the brood nest neet in ten daj 9 1 I go over them again 12 in the same waa wa always seeing that they the hac base all tho the honey and pollen the need in this tills aa aou ou can hac base 3 oui out bees and ready for lip h lione when it comes J yours truly 0 B Rii oure yn tit tho the bee business go git got t rendy ready for a big crap crop if i ou on are really for it and it come there is no greit liann done 1301 if 3 oil arc are not ready and it docs does come then there is harm done one you will get all in a stew right in the middle of li hinest tr est and instead of jr just st running over oser with gratitude for lw has ing such a big crop top ou oil grumble at the supply dealers because tit they y dont our supplies oil tho tile road about two hours before you mad mail 3 our order snap up 3 our stife ife when she asks ou oil to stop long 0 for dinner and make 3 yourself uch such a nuisance gener generally 1 lly that hat t 3 ou antto int to get fret 0 way away from yourself ready in time MK S 1 RHODES |