Gleanings in bee culture . FIG. 2. —ORPHAN OUILUKEN PAIJSTING AND PKKIAKING HIVES FOR USE. I made a study of bee-keeping, becomingtheoretically perfect, bv;t I needed the pastsummers work to teach me that practice toois necessary. This year I have had a good surplus—anaverage of 50 lbs. of comb honey per of the sections weie as tine as those shown in the engraving. It was taken offthe hives as soon as the clover season waspast. We have had an exceedingly latespring and dry summer that has been againstus, but my ten colonies are in good condi-tion for the winter, having plenty of stor
Gleanings in bee culture . FIG. 2. —ORPHAN OUILUKEN PAIJSTING AND PKKIAKING HIVES FOR USE. I made a study of bee-keeping, becomingtheoretically perfect, bv;t I needed the pastsummers work to teach me that practice toois necessary. This year I have had a good surplus—anaverage of 50 lbs. of comb honey per of the sections weie as tine as those shown in the engraving. It was taken offthe hives as soon as the clover season waspast. We have had an exceedingly latespring and dry summer that has been againstus, but my ten colonies are in good condi-tion for the winter, having plenty of engraving represents our boys. FIG. 6.—A COLONY CAUGHT IN THE ACT OK ;. 1578 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Dec. 15 (this is a Canadian emigration branch ofIrish orphanages) painting hives after put-ting them together. The third one showsone of my colonies just in the act of swarm-ing. My apiary is on a southern slope, andis screened from the wind on the north andwest by low lilac bushes. All my swarmshave hitherto gone to these bushes, most ofthem being more than 20 yards from theapiary or 5 feet from the , Ont. [Bee-keeping would serve a very usefulpurpose at any orphanage or home, as itwould give the inmates some useful work aswell as recreation. We know of severalcharitable institutions that are taking up api-culture with this very end in view. Manyof these are raising their own garden truckas well as general farm produce, and whynot honey? Mr. Tebbs has, in this case,given us a splendid demonstration of thepossibilities in this line.—Ed] extracted honey; first on specimen of extract-honey
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