. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 140 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. to a boil, after which set from the fire and stir in 5 pounds of honey, gives 50 pounds of as good food for bees to win- ter on as anything I know of. Would you call this "sugar-cane syrup?" If not, what would it be ?—G. M. Doolit- TLE. Pure cane-sugar syrup is the best food for bees in the winter, in-doors or out. If you mean unrefined sorghum syrup, it is entirely unfit for winter food, though it would do very well for spring feeding- -James A'. Gkeen. 1. I should prefer to transpose the words "sugar cane,&qu
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 140 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. to a boil, after which set from the fire and stir in 5 pounds of honey, gives 50 pounds of as good food for bees to win- ter on as anything I know of. Would you call this "sugar-cane syrup?" If not, what would it be ?—G. M. Doolit- TLE. Pure cane-sugar syrup is the best food for bees in the winter, in-doors or out. If you mean unrefined sorghum syrup, it is entirely unfit for winter food, though it would do very well for spring feeding- -James A'. Gkeen. 1. I should prefer to transpose the words "sugar cane," for I know " cane sugar" is to be relied upon. 2. Almost anything saccharine will do for spring feeding, provided it is wholesome and acceptable to the bees.—J. H. Larra- BEE. Sugar-cane syrup is all right for spring feeding, but in my own experi- ence, both in cellar and out-door winter- ing, the natural stores are better. The principal reason was that earlier breed- ing was promoted by the natural stores, and hence stronger colonies for the harvest.—G. L. Tinker. Sugar syrup fed to bees and trans- formed is super-excellent for winter stores. I should prefer to feed it in the fall so as to have it transformed into honey. Fed in the winter might not be as safe. I do not know. In case of necessity I should not hesitate to try it. It is certainly all right in the spring.— A. J. Cook. The sugar-cane syrup that we used here, many years ago, when re-boiled and prepared, would winter bees safely in this climate (Kentucky). But the stuff I see under this name now-a-days ought to kill any living thing that would venture to swallow it. The best sugar Is nearly as cheap, and is quite safe as a winter and spring food when honey is scarce.—G. W. Demaree. Please Don't send to us for bee- keepers' supplies. We do not deal in them. If in need of anything for the apiary except a good bee paper or book, just send for the catalogues of some of our advertisers. They will b
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