. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 370 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL November of boiling the supers, separators and section holders, to remove the pro- polis. They come from the bath as clean and white as new. This saves much labor and the work is done much better and quicker. To elim- inate the most disagreeable job con- nected with comb-honey production in such a simple way is a stroke of genius. There are many extensive bee- keepers in Northern Michigan and numerous localities are fully stocked with bees. But there is a vast terri- tory where conditions are similar and where few bees
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 370 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL November of boiling the supers, separators and section holders, to remove the pro- polis. They come from the bath as clean and white as new. This saves much labor and the work is done much better and quicker. To elim- inate the most disagreeable job con- nected with comb-honey production in such a simple way is a stroke of genius. There are many extensive bee- keepers in Northern Michigan and numerous localities are fully stocked with bees. But there is a vast terri- tory where conditions are similar and where few bees However, there are also numerous disadvan- tages. The forest fires are a constant menace, to the property, if not the lives, of the beekeepers in some sec- tions; the winters are long and cold and snow lies until late in spring. The soil is sandy and underlaid with coarse gravel, which makes it un- promising as a farming country. The season is too short to grow corn suc- cessfully. The exclusive honey pro- ducer who likes rigorous winters is doing very well and no finer country can be found in summer. The man who is fond of fishing and hunting should enjoy life here to the full. are plentiful and bear and deer are still to be found in remote neigh- borhoods. Towns, roads and schools are surprisingly good and there is little to ask in these directions. The people are wide-awake and hospita- ble and as good neighbors as one could find. We cant forget the trout that Mrs. Gordon served, fresh from the stream, or the wild red raspber- ries and maple syrup that Mrs. Hub- bard provided, along with such din- ners as make one feel that it is good to be alive and on the road. The roar of the bees among the milk- weeds still sounds in our ears as we close our eyes and fancy ourselves among the hills of Michigan. Such memories insure that no opportunity will be missed to go once again to the north country in vacation PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT First Nat'l Bank Bldg., Hamilton, 111
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