Show SECRETS OF HONEY BUSINESS bees will store just as much in old box or washing machine as in finest hive bees will store just as much honey in any kind ot of an old box keg or deserted washing machine as aa in the finest hive that was ever made and that Is one ot of the big secrets ot of the bee bu business Iness the principal thing Is keep the bis box coot cool by shading it during the heat of the day though shade at other finies I 1 consider objection alua ahe close to the hive have an abundance of water some salt anil and slaked lime writes A F denney benney in farm press the best watering device I 1 A tree box know of is a board set ut at an angle of about twenty degrees with a can or bucket at the high end which leaks just fast enough to keep the board wet a little the container must be kept covered else the bees will get in and drown secret no 2 do not molest the bees after they get to work and give them an abundance of room in which to store honey 2000 to cubic inches la Is not too much no 3 bees will sting tor for they are built that way the tha remedy la is to wear yell veil and gloves until you get to like having the little tears dears prod you take an old box of about 2000 cubic inches capacity and anda across crom one end castma Sa stenA dozen sticks the size of your finger nailing into the ends ol of them through the sides of the box cleat the cover boards together cut it ii holo ono one halt half by six inches in the lower end and fasten it on with screws now tie a wire loop in the top of the box to hang it up by and you have what I 1 call a tree box with several of 0 them which cost mo me just 15 cents I 1 got honey enough to sell tor for but I 1 sorted barted it carefully putting the clean white comb into jars mason and selling it for 15 cents a pound the rest of the honey I 1 strained and put in jolly jelly tumblers mason jars and tin gallon cans and it averaged me 11 cents a pound labels can be bought at a low price which aid in selling at the end of the season I 1 had bs besides ides the honey several swarms of bees and could have had more |