Gleanings in bee culture . same hive or not. WHICH MILE IS AVHICH? In Gleanings for April 1, 1915, J. discusses this question with refer-ence to observations made in two miles seems to be the limit there,and Mr. Heberle quotes Mr. Goeken as say-ing that if American bees can fly six toeight miles it would be well to introducesuch into Germany. There is evidently someconfusion here. When an American writerspeaks of a mile he means the Englishmile. German writers naturally mean aGerman mile. Now, the German geograph-ical mile is more than four and a half timeslonger than t
Gleanings in bee culture . same hive or not. WHICH MILE IS AVHICH? In Gleanings for April 1, 1915, J. discusses this question with refer-ence to observations made in two miles seems to be the limit there,and Mr. Heberle quotes Mr. Goeken as say-ing that if American bees can fly six toeight miles it would be well to introducesuch into Germany. There is evidently someconfusion here. When an American writerspeaks of a mile he means the Englishmile. German writers naturally mean aGerman mile. Now, the German geograph-ical mile is more than four and a half timeslonger than the English mile, and thereforethe bees fly the same distance. Villarica, Paraguay. Sure, Its Love at First Sight. The,honey method of introducing- queens,page 525, July 1, is a good and sure way. Ihave introdneed several with the best ofsuccess. The bees lick them dry, and thenfall in love at first sight. And it is perma-nent too. J. P. Lockwood. Owen Sound, Ont., Can. SEPTEMBER 1, 1910 Heads of Grain From Different Fields. THE BACKLOT BUZZER. BY ,T. H. DOXAHEY WJi-i-f. ivhiVi did tlie bee stiii;/ iioii ? .laid littleAral cUniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:ii:!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii|iiiiiiiii>iii!!iiiiinThe Beekeepers Faith. ? P,V (JRACK ALLLX Disniayod by the visionless faces Of town, he came back to his they know but your rapture of huin-niinji And quiet of shadowy trees!But a dawn shall yet l)reak when all peojde Shal answer an ultimate needBy divincuess of dream that forever Begets a tereneness of men rhall be all nobleminded, Their petty, mean gods jnit away;Then women, full-grown and large-natiired, Shall justify faiths of today;Then cities: shall fall out of fashion, While cut in the cool of the treesWith their books and theii thoughts livinggently, More men sha
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