. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bee culture; Honey. Races of Bees 197. Fig. 94. — Propolis at entrance, built by Caucasian bees. The entrance block on one side made a propolis wall unnecessary there. them because they did not work on buckwheat! Later Rauchfuss Brothers, Denver, Colorado, imported queens of this race and recommended them. Following this, addi- tional queens were imported and American bred queens were distributed by the United States Department of Agriculture several years ago. The gentleness of this race is universally admi
. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bee culture; Honey. Races of Bees 197. Fig. 94. — Propolis at entrance, built by Caucasian bees. The entrance block on one side made a propolis wall unnecessary there. them because they did not work on buckwheat! Later Rauchfuss Brothers, Denver, Colorado, imported queens of this race and recommended them. Following this, addi- tional queens were imported and American bred queens were distributed by the United States Department of Agriculture several years ago. The gentleness of this race is universally admitted, but Caucasians have some faults which have caused them to be abandoned by most beekeepers who have tried them. They use propolis most lavishly and in the autumn of- ten build a wall at the entrance, leaving holes only large enough for single bees to pass (Fig. 94). They also build many burr and brace combs. The dark color makes it diffi- cult to tell when the queens are purely mated and the dark queens are difficult to find on the combs. An additional fac- tor which has led to the lack of interest in this race is the rapid spread of European foul brood within recent years. This has virtually necessitated the use of Italian bees in many localities and has discouraged experimentation with other races. There are still several prominent beekeepers who are enthusiastic in their praise of the Caucasians. Italian. This is the most popular race of bees among the best American beekeepers. The bees of Italy vary considerably in color, those in the north of the country being virtually identical with the German bees in color. The typical "three-banded" Italians are found farther south and in Sicily there is a still lighter strain. Some investigators believe Italians to be a cross between the German and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustratio
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