. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 159 American Hee Journal casians easier than 200 Italians? As I have probably been guilty of doing likewise sometimes, Mr. Wilder will not think I am offensively personal in making this query. I have a few Cau- casians and like them very well, but have seen nothing so magical as to warrant such a sweeping claim as he makes. First Pollen Noticed on April 8 The first pollen was noticed here in York county on April 8. At the yard just under discussion, it will likely be a week later, as snow was in the bush on the 8th and 9th. What little clover we have
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 159 American Hee Journal casians easier than 200 Italians? As I have probably been guilty of doing likewise sometimes, Mr. Wilder will not think I am offensively personal in making this query. I have a few Cau- casians and like them very well, but have seen nothing so magical as to warrant such a sweeping claim as he makes. First Pollen Noticed on April 8 The first pollen was noticed here in York county on April 8. At the yard just under discussion, it will likely be a week later, as snow was in the bush on the 8th and 9th. What little clover we have here looks well, and a much larger acreage at the north yard is also in good condition. Large Hives vs. Small Mr. J. E. Crane is, I believe, an advo- cate of hives larger than the standard 8frame Langstroth. and this being the case he is to be commended for the liberal view given on page 92, when he points out where the small hive may be better than the larger ones. Personally, I am very much in favor of larger hives than the 8-frame Lang- stroth. but, like friend Crane, I can see that under certain conditions the small hive may score over the larger one. But for extracted honey production there is only one reason worth con- sidering in my estimation in favor of the smaller hives. This is a question of winter stores. Large hives always have more honey in the brood-nests in the fall while the small hives will be light and the bees will have to be fed. About once in seven or eight years, the honey will not be of the best for wintering, and heavy losses will occur in such colonies. Colonies in the small hives that must of necessity be fed in the fall, will always winter provided other things are normal in matter of queens, etc. An Advocate of " Natural Foods " I hardly think it wise to answer such an able article from such an able writer as that on page 11(5, directed mainly at your humble servant. One thing I kno-u; Doctor, is this: Bees fed heavily on good sugar syrup
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