. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 19 one point that I overlooked, viz., the con- dition of the colonies and the arrange- ment of the hives. A populous colony of young bees, with a good, thick quilt or cushion, over the frames, (no cover) can warm and dry the inside of the hive, ex- pelling the moisture, and making them- selves comfortable, when a weak colony would suffer from cold and dampness. The strong colony may be compared to the sturdy horse or ox, the weak colony to the calf or Comb Building in the Open Air. A swarm of bees is not always able to find
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 19 one point that I overlooked, viz., the con- dition of the colonies and the arrange- ment of the hives. A populous colony of young bees, with a good, thick quilt or cushion, over the frames, (no cover) can warm and dry the inside of the hive, ex- pelling the moisture, and making them- selves comfortable, when a weak colony would suffer from cold and dampness. The strong colony may be compared to the sturdy horse or ox, the weak colony to the calf or Comb Building in the Open Air. A swarm of bees is not always able to find a hollow tree, or other suitable cavity, in which to make its home, and, as the bees hang on a limb awaiting events, they begin building comb, and the result is that the colony bee jmes es- tablished in the open air. Mr. A. H. Guernsey, of Ionia, Michigan, found such a colony last fall when hunting bees. It was on a limb 40 feet from the ground, and occupied over two feet of the limb; some of the combs being over a foot in diameter. He climbed the tree, wrapped a sheet around the colony, sawed ofT the limb, and lowered it to the ground. He then took the novel exhibit to a gallery and had it photographed, with the results as herewith shown. The bees are now in winter quarters—in the cellar I should presume. Liection of officers for the National re- sulted as follows: President, Geo. W. York, Chicago. Ills.; Vice President, W. D. Wright, Altamont, N. Y.; Secretary, Louis Scholl, New Braunfels, Texas; General Manager, N. E. France, Platte- ville, Wisconsin; three Directors, J. E Crane, Middlebury, Vt.; E. F. Atwater, Meridian, Idaho; and R. A. Morgan, Vermillion, So. Dak. More new men elected at this election than have been in a long time. Let us remember the old adage that it is the "new broom that sweeps ; Frank Coverdale, of Iowa, in renewing his subscription to the Review, writes as follows: "I like the Review because it holds forth large hopes for the
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