. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Mow to get Queens. 201 the same purpose. This will hold several combs. Of course it will not do to leave combs thus exposed, except when the Fig. Young's Easel. bees are busy in the field; or we will have great trouble with robber bees. TO GET OUR ITALIAN QUEENS. At present the novice, and probably the honey producer who prefers to purchase rather- than rear his queens, better send to some reliable, experienced breeder, and procure '' dol- lar ; Unless these are impurely mated, which will rarely happen with first-class
. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Mow to get Queens. 201 the same purpose. This will hold several combs. Of course it will not do to leave combs thus exposed, except when the Fig. Young's Easel. bees are busy in the field; or we will have great trouble with robber bees. TO GET OUR ITALIAN QUEENS. At present the novice, and probably the honey producer who prefers to purchase rather- than rear his queens, better send to some reliable, experienced breeder, and procure '' dol- lar ; Unless these are impurely mated, which will rarely happen with first-class breeders, they are- just as good as '' tested ; Testing only refers to the matter of pure mating. I have felt, and I still feel, that this cheap queen traffic tends to haste, not care, in breeding, and that with "dollar 'queens" ruling in the market, there is lack of inducement for that careful, painstaking labor that is absolutely requisite to give us the best race of bees. It is justly claimed, ^however, in favor of the "Dollar Queen" business, that it has hastened the spread of Italian bees, gives those who rather buy than rear. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842- [from old catalog]. Lansing, Mich. [Columbus, Ohio, Printed by Myers bros. ]
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