Gleanings in bee culture . a light cardboard carton pro-vided with two or three air-holes next tothe screen for ventilation. I am now using a push-in-comb cagewitlia spool tacked on one side as shown in thiillustration. The spool is filled with queencage candy, and the bees can liberate thequeen by eating out the candy instead oftunneling under. I like this better thanany otlier introducing-cage I have tried. North Topeka, Kans. A Suggestion in Regard to the Miller RecordSystem The new record system, on page 656, Oct. 15, isa good and time-saving method. The author mentionsthat the apiary has
Gleanings in bee culture . a light cardboard carton pro-vided with two or three air-holes next tothe screen for ventilation. I am now using a push-in-comb cagewitlia spool tacked on one side as shown in thiillustration. The spool is filled with queencage candy, and the bees can liberate thequeen by eating out the candy instead oftunneling under. I like this better thanany otlier introducing-cage I have tried. North Topeka, Kans. A Suggestion in Regard to the Miller RecordSystem The new record system, on page 656, Oct. 15, isa good and time-saving method. The author mentionsthat the apiary has 200 colonies, but provided foronly 199. Could he not put ten colonies in his firstgroup by using 0 to 9 inclusive, and make theapiary of 200 colonies complete on 20 cards? Lititz, Pa. L. G. Schultz. [We see no reason why this suggestion should notbe practical. The first row would then have tenhives in it, like all of the other rows. The first hivein each row would then be numbered 0, 10, 20, 30,etc.—Ed.] DKCEMBER 1, 1912. S. D. Smith, of Anroraville, Wis., who, though nearly 80 years old, cares for lOo coloiiief OVER A HUNDRED COLONIES CARED FORBY A MAN NEARLY 80 YEARS OLD BY S. D. SMITH The picture shows my apiary of 105 colo-nies. Although 1 am 78 years old I do allthe work myself. I have extracted about2000 pounds of honey, have taken off agood deal of comb honey, and have a wholelot to take otf yet. Late in the season, even in September,the bees began swarming, and they didnothing but swarm every day, rain or three or four came out togetherand formed a big cluster. All my queensare clipi^ed, so they have to go back, eachbee to its own hive. I keep all of my colo-nies very strong. Auroraville, Wis. EXPERIENCES OF A FOUL-BROOD INSPECTOR Some Queer Hives and Frames BY J. E. CRANE Continued from page 727, Nov. 15th issue. Nearly all the hives in the town whereI began the work of inspection containedHoffman frames; and the first hive I at-tempted to open I went
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