. The American apiculturist: a journal devoted to scientific and practical beekeeping. in every other branch of apicul-ture, while queen-rearing has seem-ingly been neglected, or has (soto speak) lain dormant; but a newinterest has been awakened whichshall culminate in the full light ofa better knowledge of one of themost interesting and important on account of the invaluable ser-vice that they have rendered toapiculture. He had been rearing queens buta short time when, Yankee-like, hebecame dissatisfied with the meth-ods then in vogue and instituted aseries of experiments which ex-tended from
. The American apiculturist: a journal devoted to scientific and practical beekeeping. in every other branch of apicul-ture, while queen-rearing has seem-ingly been neglected, or has (soto speak) lain dormant; but a newinterest has been awakened whichshall culminate in the full light ofa better knowledge of one of themost interesting and important on account of the invaluable ser-vice that they have rendered toapiculture. He had been rearing queens buta short time when, Yankee-like, hebecame dissatisfied with the meth-ods then in vogue and instituted aseries of experiments which ex-tended from that time until hecompleted the system which he hasgiven in the Handy Book, andwhich I believe to be original with. Mr. Henry Alley (proprietor of the hay state apiary). branches of this science, viz. :that of the improvement of ourraces of bees. More than twenty-five yearsago, i)iior to tlie introduction ofthe Italian bee, and belbre theAmerican Bee Journal was pub-lisiied, Mr. AUe^^ established theBa}- State Apiary and commencedqueen-rearing in common withQuinby and Langstroth, whosenames have become immortalized him ; a system which, if put intopractice, carelully and thoroughly,will prove of vast importance anda lasting benefit to advanced bee-culture. At first he began (over twenty-two years ago) by fastening stripsof brood to comb and allowing tliebees to build cells from it. Thishe found (as have many others)to be impracticable ; but not dis-couraged, he continued his experi- THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. raents discoveiini!; at last that thebees must be properl_y prepared tobuild cells before the brood wasgiven them (it took him years tofind this out), and continuing stepby step he added knowl
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