. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Beau riFui, S( ENERv AT .Mai,)Uoketa. Iowa, Wheke the Gallaghers Live visable to use 4 parts of sugar and 3 of water. Dr. Miller's way formerly was to .prepare a syrup that approached the consistency of honey, 5 o 2, with a teaspoonful of tartaric acid for every 20 pounds of sugar. In his "Fifty Years Among The Bees" he says he would prefer the same syrup if he were to feed late in September or October. But for August or early September feeding he prefers the method given by him in our last num- ber. It is really best to feed early, but in c
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Beau riFui, S( ENERv AT .Mai,)Uoketa. Iowa, Wheke the Gallaghers Live visable to use 4 parts of sugar and 3 of water. Dr. Miller's way formerly was to .prepare a syrup that approached the consistency of honey, 5 o 2, with a teaspoonful of tartaric acid for every 20 pounds of sugar. In his "Fifty Years Among The Bees" he says he would prefer the same syrup if he were to feed late in September or October. But for August or early September feeding he prefers the method given by him in our last num- ber. It is really best to feed early, but in countries where a fall flow is ex- pected, the apiarist often delays feed- ing in the hope that the bees may yet gather enough. Such was the case this year, in many localities. All authorities are agreed that slow feeding is preferable to fast feeding, because there is more chance for the bees to invert the sugar by its mixing with saliva in their stomachs. The syrup ripens better. But even the pro- portion of 2 to 1 makes a thinner syrup still than well ripened honey. If we are feeding for winter sup- ply, slow feeding, on the other hand, will cause the bees to breed and build combs and a considerable amount of syrup will be consumed in so doing. Some benefit may be ex- pected from this extra breeding, it the quantity supplied is ample. Thin s>Tup, stored in the cells in cold weather, may eventually sour in them. When feeding must be resorted to in cold weather, the best food to give is candy. The recipe is simple: Add soft water to sugar and boil slowly. BUR-I%^«AyE .f, OHIMJ. >A«UO«lTA MMW Another Scene. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original [Hamilton, Ill. , etc. , Dadant & Sons]
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