Gleanings in bee culture . ^lo. I. .J^Jll^ X by the fence Las produced un the averageworth of honey each year. 448 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. L. C. Root, veteran beekeeper as well as partner, son-in-law of, and co-laborer with Moses by Edward F. Bigelow, Sound Beach, Conn. JULY 15, 1912 A COLONY THAT AVERAGED $ WORTH OF HONEY A YEAR FOR TWENTY-TWO YEARS BY G. D. ALLENDER The illustration shows my ajiiary ofblack bees, which for gentleness, hardiness,and ability to gather honey, have neverbeen surpassed by any other varieties thathave been brought into this locality. For
Gleanings in bee culture . ^lo. I. .J^Jll^ X by the fence Las produced un the averageworth of honey each year. 448 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. L. C. Root, veteran beekeeper as well as partner, son-in-law of, and co-laborer with Moses by Edward F. Bigelow, Sound Beach, Conn. JULY 15, 1912 A COLONY THAT AVERAGED $ WORTH OF HONEY A YEAR FOR TWENTY-TWO YEARS BY G. D. ALLENDER The illustration shows my ajiiary ofblack bees, which for gentleness, hardiness,and ability to gather honey, have neverbeen surpassed by any other varieties thathave been brought into this locality. Forinstance, the colony in the hive marked Xat the extreme right by the fence has beenon the same brood-combs for 22 years. Dur-ing this time it has been fed but once, and,with the exception of two years, has madefrom $ to $ of surplus honey eachyear—an average of about $ per yearfor the whole time. Furthermore, therehas been about one swarm for eveiy twoyears from this hive, on the average. Kerens, W. Va. L. C. ROOT AS HE IS TO-DAY BY DR. E. F. BIGELOW Under separate cover I am sending whatseems to me a remarkably good p
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