. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1S9S. THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. thing that the bees are liable to glue together with propolis. When this is dene the parts are always loose and may be easily taken out or moved. I found this out by an accident in- stead of by an experiment. I had a box of Hoffman frames, in flat, in my shop. A can of castor oil was on the bench above the box of frames. It was accidentally ovei turned and the oil went into a box of frames. The next season I noticed that wherever the oil had touched the parts there was little or no propolis. And the little there was
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1S9S. THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. thing that the bees are liable to glue together with propolis. When this is dene the parts are always loose and may be easily taken out or moved. I found this out by an accident in- stead of by an experiment. I had a box of Hoffman frames, in flat, in my shop. A can of castor oil was on the bench above the box of frames. It was accidentally ovei turned and the oil went into a box of frames. The next season I noticed that wherever the oil had touched the parts there was little or no propolis. And the little there was would peel off very readily. I have tried this now for three years with very satisfactory results. Franklin, l/ocations Suited to the Keeping of Bees. Fmiii Farmers' Bulletin, No. 59. BY FHANK BENTON. It may be safely said that any p^ace where faiming, gardening or fruit lais- ing can be successfully followed is adapted to the profitable keeping of bees—in a limited way at least, if not extensively. Many of these localities will support extensive apiaries. In ad- dition to this there are, within the bor- ders of the United States, thousands of good locations for the apiarist—forest, prairie, swamp and mountain regions— where agiicu ture has as yet not gained a foothold either because of remote- ness from markets or the uninviting character of soil or climate. This pur- suit may also be followed in or near towns and, to a limited extent, in large cities. It even happens in seme in- stances that bees in cities or towns find more abundant pasturage than in country locations which are considered fair. The city of Washington is an ex- ample of this, bees located here doing better during the spring and summer months than those in the surrounding country, owing to the bee pasturage found in the numerous gardens and parks and the nectar-yielding shade trees along the streets. This is due mainly to the fact that the linden, or basswood, which is rarely seen in the country abo
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