. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1919 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 417 ther kept a few colonies of bees and handled them for comb honey. Al- though his hives and tools were of the crudest sort, and the price us- ually obtained for comb honey at that time was only 10 cents per sec- tion, he made a small profit from them. My portion of the work was to put the sections together and fasten in the foundation with a Par- ker Foundation Fastener. Since tak- ing up the study of beekeeping, I find a great deal of difference in what used to be considered necessary for the keeping of bees, and what I n
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1919 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 417 ther kept a few colonies of bees and handled them for comb honey. Al- though his hives and tools were of the crudest sort, and the price us- ually obtained for comb honey at that time was only 10 cents per sec- tion, he made a small profit from them. My portion of the work was to put the sections together and fasten in the foundation with a Par- ker Foundation Fastener. Since tak- ing up the study of beekeeping, I find a great deal of difference in what used to be considered necessary for the keeping of bees, and what I now know to be the real necessity, that 's, a thorough knowledge of bee be- havior. Father's knowledge of bee- behavior was limited. During the winter we made up the sections. In the spring we put them in the hives, and in the fall, if any of them were filled, we removed them. The ques- tions of increase, swarm prevention, requeening, improving our stock, etc., never concerned us in the least. I do not believe it will take a great deal of capital to make a start in the bee business, providing one begins with a few colonies and gradually makes his increase. By making a small start, I believe that a man can get greater knowledge of bee be- havior, and, consequently, know what to expect from his bees at all seasons of the year better than He could if he started in with a large number of colonies, without having experience or knowledge to handle them. Here at the college we get practical experience in beekeeping. They have a good many colonies, and our class work consists of handling and caring for these colonies. Ever since last May we have been engaged in actual handling of the bees, trying out different methods, so as to learn how the bees would act under differ- ent conditions, and I think that we have made a very good beginning along the road of better beekeeping. After spending so much time in France, where I had an opportunity of watching the people get good re- sults from sm
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