Gleanings in bee culture . llens andchicks. all-metal coop for hen and Feb- 15, 1912. •J. F. Kight. Southport. Ind., who has successfully combined bee-keeping: and squab-raising. tardy about getting to bed. They prob-ably want to make just one more visitto the feed-dish and little drinking-fountain. BEE-KEEPING AND SQUAB-RAISING COMBIN-ED. BY J. F. KIGHT. As the good old farmer used to say, Ihave just laid ray crap bv. Well, I havejust now (Nov. 24) laid ray Vjees by untilnext April. I have the hives side by side standing on planks 6 inches off the ground,with leaves under and all over t
Gleanings in bee culture . llens andchicks. all-metal coop for hen and Feb- 15, 1912. •J. F. Kight. Southport. Ind., who has successfully combined bee-keeping: and squab-raising. tardy about getting to bed. They prob-ably want to make just one more visitto the feed-dish and little drinking-fountain. BEE-KEEPING AND SQUAB-RAISING COMBIN-ED. BY J. F. KIGHT. As the good old farmer used to say, Ihave just laid ray crap bv. Well, I havejust now (Nov. 24) laid ray Vjees by untilnext April. I have the hives side by side standing on planks 6 inches off the ground,with leaves under and all over thera, a footdeep. They are well covered, and shieldedfrom the west and north winds; yet I am alittle afraid I shall lose a few. l>ast seasonwas the hardest known for bees in this partof the State for many years. They got nohoney during July, August, and September,and only a little in October from the whiteaster. During .Tuly and August I fed ray 13colonies a barrel of the best granulated sugar,and yet they did not seem extra heavy whenI put them away. Only a few around Indi- 110 Gl
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