. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April, 1908. American Hee Journal hanging frame invented by the great Langstroth. He brieflj- reviewed the man\- improvements that had been made in bee-fixtures of all kinds during the last 50 years, and how the consumption of honey and its demand had increased. He said that people were being educat- ed all the time to use more honey, and one means in particular as fostering this, he thought, was the popularization of the bee as a means of nature study. He said, "We know of no way to judge the future but by the past," and inferred that honey
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. April, 1908. American Hee Journal hanging frame invented by the great Langstroth. He brieflj- reviewed the man\- improvements that had been made in bee-fixtures of all kinds during the last 50 years, and how the consumption of honey and its demand had increased. He said that people were being educat- ed all the time to use more honey, and one means in particular as fostering this, he thought, was the popularization of the bee as a means of nature study. He said, "We know of no way to judge the future but by the past," and inferred that honey would continue to be in growing demand in the future as an article of food. He thought it would hardly be considered a necessity like bread or potatoes, but always a lux- ury; but even this fact was for the good of the business. He said that there was not so much cutting of prices in luxuries as in necessities, and that peo- ple were more willing to pay a good price for luxuries than necessities. All thought it was a good talk. WINTERING AND FEEDING BEES. The next was a general discussion by all present, on the wintering problem. One member had recently bought a num- ber of colonies with but little honey in the hive, and he wanted to know how to winter tjees with no honey in the hive. Another member answered quickly, "Put them in cold ; The next question was how to feed bees in winter when necessary. Some seemed to think "Good" candy all right, but that it was an awful job to make if much feeding was to be done. An- other had tried it and said it generally melted more or less and daubed up the bees and hives, and often ran down among the bees, killing the colonies. Another member advised using no honey at all in sugar, but put just enough wa- ter in it to get it into a cake nicely, and put the cakes where they will dry thoroughly, and then put on top of the frames, cover nicely, and that was all. A German member said he had had considerable experien
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