. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 134 THE BEE-KEEPERS' rr/HIS issue of the Review is a fair -^ sample of what it will be for the rest of the year—yes, and of what it has been for the last few months. Tlie Review does very little threshing- over of old straw, generalizing-, or uttering of platitudes. It takes up new, bright, livel}', A more simple, cheaper and better method of feeding bees has never been invented than that described in this issue by Mr. Alexander. If judicious- ly followed it would often result in a crop where none would be otherwise secured. Getting the bees sta
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 134 THE BEE-KEEPERS' rr/HIS issue of the Review is a fair -^ sample of what it will be for the rest of the year—yes, and of what it has been for the last few months. Tlie Review does very little threshing- over of old straw, generalizing-, or uttering of platitudes. It takes up new, bright, livel}', A more simple, cheaper and better method of feeding bees has never been invented than that described in this issue by Mr. Alexander. If judicious- ly followed it would often result in a crop where none would be otherwise secured. Getting the bees started in the sections early in the season is one of the most important steps in comb honey production. Closing the season with most of the sections finished is another important factor. See how completely it can be managed by the methods described by Jas. A. Green. Managing large numbers of bees in out-apiaries, for comb honey, and yet having no swarming, was once thought an impossibility, yet see how com- pletely Mr. Gill has solved the problem. These are the kind of articles that are published in the Review. In short, the Review was never more full}' equipped, in every way, than at present, for helping bee-keepers; and it will use all of these advantages the present year in taking up and discuss- ing two of Tl^© Most Iffiapos'tmiat S^IbJ©cts connected with bee-keeping, viz., the production of large quantities of honey, cheapl}', and the selling of it at a high price. The first few issues of this year will be especially devoted to the discussion of the first-mentioned topic, then, in July or August, marketing will be taken up and continued through the year. I do not mean that other important matters will not be touched upon, but that special attention will be given to these two. For instance, last year, Mr. F. E. Atwater, of Boise, Idaho, with only one helper. scattered from seven to eighteen miles from home, and in the January Re- view he had a long article describing the
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