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Show In a bulletin on bee Icccplntf, !nil from the station of the Ithodo Island Agricultural school at Kington, Mr. Ctuhmau mjtii "Itanaro ioor property In crude anl lmpractlcM.1 hlrrt, but In thoMWbll wliptnl to their tnirpone ri.o rqoJ return for the time ami money Uirestcd. lJo ktipprs who hare taken the ttmo ad J trouble to study tho Uu-nets Uu-nets hate succeeded with practical Mtm, easily opvneJ, In ? litch tho combs Am itr&ljjM ami oven, allowing of iilck ci-auilnatlori ci-auilnatlori with llttlo dUturbunco of tho beet. 'They unite wrnk colonic! In tho fall, feed tlicm If in want of winter tore, and In winter pivo protection from wind anil I rvrept loss of hent by nn outer (Am, with p-ickintz, or by comfortable quarter In thoctlmr lxtrs stores an) , applied In fprlntti and, If nlM.nmore prolific ii uin and by various uioaii ex teusl.e tirced.n.f U Inducud, to get a largo army of gatherer and comb builders build-ers before the honey linrrciL If no more swarms nro wanted breeding breed-ing I divxttirnffvtl during thu honey flow, and twarininx Is revolted by one of sou nl methods, and tho larun army tf worLers umj up their short Urea in itorlng honey Instead of raisin; bws. The crop la removed, a )oung qnven H ten In J lace of one w lioto best powers are tiaed, tho rein tlulnff ttj aru allowed honey enough for winter, and ralso enough yotin to kwp up their streiiictli until spring This Is followed year after )ear, whether tho muson bo good or 1 poor, 10 when tho harvest cornea a good crop U Insured. Mraprorcment In yield In aomo soctfons tidaototha planting of baasnood trws tn prirate it-rounds and along roadsides for shade. Nothing Jn this country equsll basswood bloom for honey production. AltiW clover, now moro generally plsDtcd on hear soil in connection with cr In I lace of rod clorer, U also gradually Increasing our beo pa tannic, as ell as the fanner's crop of cattle fodder fod-der IVe may obtain tho nocUr from ahike hloom, while they aro unable ta reach that lit tho blossoms of tho first crop of red clorer. LJnckwhcat, usually a jirontable crop aside from honey, way bo l (anted to still increase the supply vt bee food, though It docs not always yield honey." Mr Ctuhman emphasize tho Importance Impor-tance of starting with a good hire and sticking tolt.su as to hare one kind only In an apiary, thus making possible doubling, dou-bling, dividing, changing comb of brood or honey tiering tip, etc |
