. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 421 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL December There is no more interesting sight to the bee watcher than to stand out- side a hive on a hot summer night and see the ceaseless beat of wings from the squadron of ventilators. Notice their orderly lines, one going and making way for another, for the work is hard and cannot be long sus- tained by the single bee, and listen to the subdued roar like waves fall- ing on the distant beach. A Hint to Beekeepers Bees are often caused unnecessary suffering by the beekeeper who thinks he is wiser than his charges. The supers a
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 421 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL December There is no more interesting sight to the bee watcher than to stand out- side a hive on a hot summer night and see the ceaseless beat of wings from the squadron of ventilators. Notice their orderly lines, one going and making way for another, for the work is hard and cannot be long sus- tained by the single bee, and listen to the subdued roar like waves fall- ing on the distant beach. A Hint to Beekeepers Bees are often caused unnecessary suffering by the beekeeper who thinks he is wiser than his charges. The supers and brood nest of the bees should always have warm covers on top. Extra ventilation should only be given by opening, in hot weather, as widely as possible, the entrance blocks. A light covering 'only, on the top, involves to the bees more or less of vertical draught, and to the bee- keeper it means a loss of honey, for the bees will never enter the supers unless they are kept warm and free from a down current. England. BEES IN THE CUT-OVER COUN- TRY The Success of the Apiary in the Forest Region of Cloverland By L. D. Tucker. Ever since the hum of the saw-mill first pierced upper Michigan's dense forests of hard wood, a half century ago, the problem of the profitable utilization of the idle, cut-over lands thus created, has been a source of endless research and study. There have been any number of suggestions, and a few of these are now in operation. But when, just three years ago, statistics revealed the fact that there were over 8,000,000 acres of idle cut-over lands in the peninsula, the lumbermen and other big landowners began to sit up and think. "What are we going to do with it?" they asked. And then and there began an energetic campaign for almost any type of industry which dealt in cut-over grassed lands. First came the grazer. A two-years' publicity and advertising campaign among the sheep and cattle sections of the west brought 50,000 head of sheep and .
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