| Show Italian Bees Are Most Excellent Superior to German Gelman Type and Gather More Honey in Course of Year The rIle queen is the better half of or orthe the bee family All efforts of the beekeeper beekeeper beekeeper bee- bee keeper bring only failure unless there Is a n good queen in the hive accordIng accordIng accordIng accord accord- Ing to B. B A A. A Slocum of Cornell unI- unI No matter how good our equipment how well we e have ha packed packet the bees for tor v winter Inter how generous genelOUS we are with winter stores of honey and sugar or how abundant the nectar nectar nectar tar In the blossoms the swarm cannot cannot cannot can can- not make a large crop of honey he said unless the queen is able to maintain a large colony of or strong active active ac ac- ac- ac tive the and healthy bees Italian Bees Superior Beekeepers Mr Ir Slocum said belleve believe belleve be be- lieve Italian bees are much superior to the German bees commonly known as black bees in to nearl nearly all respects They rhe are better workers swarm less are more gentle and are much superior superior superior su su- su- su In cleaning out European foul- foul brood Unfortunately the black bee bce was Introduced into the United States more than two t hundred years before the Italian bee and therefore the blacks have become fairly well established established In all parts of ot the countr country They are now found round wild in trees and rocks in ever every state from coast to coast and In man many parts of Canada Consequently one very good reason why beekeepers should rear their own queen bees or secure them from reputable breeders is to get rid of the black bees and h hybrids Prolific Queen Needed Every Ever colony must be headed by a good prolific queen Authorities agree there Is not so much difference In Inthe Inthe inthe the honey getting ability Inherited by bythe bythe bythe the different colonies as there is In Inthe Inthe inthe the condition of the colonies that is they produce large honey crops because because because be be- cause conditions within the hives are Ideal This means menns a n large number of or strong young bees becs in healthy condition condition condition condi condi- tion with conditions aroun around the hive suitable for them to work effectively The good queen Is extremely prolific and lays around 2000 e eggs bs a day Such a queen must be large and should have a n deep body A great number of eggs Is necessary because the amount of honey made by the colony varies directly with the number number number num num- ber of ot strong young bees In It |
