. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1903 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER, registers will be needed to properly re- cord all the cells. The number of the breeding queen, used in a certain batch of cells, is in- dicated on the upper disc and is re- corded by moving the binding wire to the right or left so as to enclose the desired figure. When remq,ved, after starting, the cells are classified and are placed in full colonies to be completed. At this time lead pencil records are made (which are quickly erasable with the thumb) opposite the numbers around the outside of the disc, which will tal
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1903 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER, registers will be needed to properly re- cord all the cells. The number of the breeding queen, used in a certain batch of cells, is in- dicated on the upper disc and is re- corded by moving the binding wire to the right or left so as to enclose the desired figure. When remq,ved, after starting, the cells are classified and are placed in full colonies to be completed. At this time lead pencil records are made (which are quickly erasable with the thumb) opposite the numbers around the outside of the disc, which will tal- ly with the numbers given the full colonies used in completing the cells. The small disc is for indicating the number of cells started in each batch which will be readily understood by re- ferrfrig to the drawing above. Swarthmore, Pa., June 17, 1903. exceedingly strong and giving to the weaker. I allow the bees all the hon- ey gathered before raspberry bloom, then I put on all the sections that I think they can keep at normal heat and add as fast as consistent, keeping drone cells uncapped. At the close of the honey fiow I take off all capped sec- tions and return to them the uncapped ones, and wait for goldenrod to finish up. Last season was a very poor one here, but I got 750 pounds from 23 colonies, with an increase of nine col- onies. This was 400 pounds comb and 350 oounds, extracted. I have forty hives, extractor and sufficient stock of supplies for this year, and the apiary has a credit of $7-84- My crpp for 1902 netted me a total of $ Yours truly, C. W. Keating Summit, Pa., Jan. 5, 1903. Editor Bee-Keeper: ]\Iy apiary is located in McKean county, thirty miles from the New York line, where the hemlock forests stood very thick a few years ago. Our honey crops are obtained in early spring from sumac and fire cherry. In June we have the raspberry and white clover, with an occasional fall run from goldenrod. In May, 1898 I bought two colonies in story-and-a
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