Gleanings in bee culture . Dr. Bruennichs glass box used as a mating-liive. Breediug-case foi- holding four glass mating-ljoxes. the results were so little encouraging. Inthe following years we learned that theblack race was tlie best for our conditions,and we began to deplore the introduction ofthe foreign races; but, unfortunately, itwas almost too late. The greatest part ofthe apiaries were mixed, and it was noteasy to find some colonies which, in conse-quence of their isolated situation, had pre-served their integrity. The question was,Jiow to keep pure those colonies in the midstof all th
Gleanings in bee culture . Dr. Bruennichs glass box used as a mating-liive. Breediug-case foi- holding four glass mating-ljoxes. the results were so little encouraging. Inthe following years we learned that theblack race was tlie best for our conditions,and we began to deplore the introduction ofthe foreign races; but, unfortunately, itwas almost too late. The greatest part ofthe apiaries were mixed, and it was noteasy to find some colonies which, in conse-quence of their isolated situation, had pre-served their integrity. The question was,Jiow to keep pure those colonies in the midstof all the hybrids. Success was made pos-sible, first, by our glass mating-boxes; and,second, by our mating-stations. The latterare isolated places containing a strong purecolony with a great many drones, and farenough from other apiaries to secure puremating. The more drones there are, espe-cially young and vigorous ones, the greaterthe probability of pure mating. But asthere were many beekeepers who made useof the station it was
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