Gleanings in bee culture . ready, they will fold togeth-er without making any noise whatever. Ifthey are too dry they will make a crealdngnoise when being folded. If the sectionsare very dry it may be necessary to soak thecloth twice or to apply it double. Ordinari-ly the time required by this method is lessthan one hour. The moisture as it leavesthe cloth settles down into the V grooves,where it is then absorbed into the wood justwhere it is , Minn., .June 19. over them. I have kept bees in this place20 years, and have had Italians of the red-clover strain six years. I find the
Gleanings in bee culture . ready, they will fold togeth-er without making any noise whatever. Ifthey are too dry they will make a crealdngnoise when being folded. If the sectionsare very dry it may be necessary to soak thecloth twice or to apply it double. Ordinari-ly the time required by this method is lessthan one hour. The moisture as it leavesthe cloth settles down into the V grooves,where it is then absorbed into the wood justwhere it is , Minn., .June 19. over them. I have kept bees in this place20 years, and have had Italians of the red-clover strain six years. I find them superi-or to any others which I have kept. This picture was taken looking west. Myajiiary is located on a west slope. I putwindbreaks on the north side in winter. Ethelfelts, Va., Nov. 12. WHOLESALE Breezy Comment on Current Discussion. BY H. HARLEY SELWYX. BEES IN VIRGINIA. BY D. W. BRYANT. I have never seen any thing in Gleax-INGS from Virginia. This engraving showshow I arrange my hives with shade-boards. Dampening sections by laying a wet cloth over them for an hour, Isnt Mr. Byers story, p. 619, Oct. 15, ofhis wholesale requeening, well told? I canalmost see the picture of them in that tent,down on their knees peering into the cornersof the hive, eagerly looking for her, andcan almost hear the ever irresistible Thereshe is! as one catches sight of the quiver-ing, elongatedbody of the moth-er of the hive, al-ways running,squirming, slip-ping through thedenser clusters, orlying motionlessin some shadedportion of thehive. Indeed, it is afascinating work,and one thatcauses the dinneror perhaps thebreakfast hour toslip by unnoticed Jan. 15. 1912 until a frantic mother or wife gets up suffi-cient courage to approach near enough tomake her voice heard; for, persuade as youwill, she never will believe that the combi-nation of hum and veil can make othernoises pass unnoticed. DOUBLE SUPER WITH EXCLUDEK BETWEENFOR FINDING QUEENS. But, to touch on the point Mr. Byer ha
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