. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Pine Grove, Pa., Aug. 81, 1879. With two old-style straw skeps, contain- ing light colonies of black bees brought to my place by my father last spring, we started into the bee business. By reading the American Bee Journal, Prof. Cook's "Manual," Quinby's "Bee-Keeping," King's "Text-Book," and L. C. Root's "Bee Notes," we have so far got along admira- bly, but not without some mistakes. In May we purchased two additional colonies in Mitchell hives, which we transferred, and by dividing made seven colonies, and al
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Pine Grove, Pa., Aug. 81, 1879. With two old-style straw skeps, contain- ing light colonies of black bees brought to my place by my father last spring, we started into the bee business. By reading the American Bee Journal, Prof. Cook's "Manual," Quinby's "Bee-Keeping," King's "Text-Book," and L. C. Root's "Bee Notes," we have so far got along admira- bly, but not without some mistakes. In May we purchased two additional colonies in Mitchell hives, which we transferred, and by dividing made seven colonies, and all but one have done as well as could be ex- pected. By a late season and getting a late start, followed by a very severe drouth during June and July, our bees did not gain much until the latter part of July, when they had increased in numbers to about the aver- age of an ordinary colony. One of the colo- nies was too long with a barren queen, but they are fast recovering, and will, we think, have ten Langstroth frames filled yet with plenty to winter on, and have plenty of young bees to come out strong in the spring, if successful in wintering. Our honey harvest is now at its best, as buckwheat abounds in this locality, which appears to secrete a great deal of honey, and several of the best colonies are working in the prize boxes, filling them with beautiful white comb and the very best of honey. Second crop clover, golden rod and other fall flowers also afford some honey, so that the bees are taxed to build comb fast enough to hold what they gather. We are using founda- tion in the brood frames and quite small triangular pieces in the sections for starters; using no separators, and it appears as if each comb would be separate and straight. Our stock is a little mixed yet, having blacks, hybrids and Italians. Have pur- chased several " warranted pure Italian queens," one of which produces pure hy- brids with one and two bands. We would prefer to, and expect, to have a
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