Gleanings in bee culture . tons ofnectar were not gathered this season be-cause the i^oorly protected bees had beenkilled or at least badly weakened by thefrost. Surely, the time to prepare for agood honey crop is the year befor? Fig. 4 shows several stands side by side,and also several hives in the open. Insome of these the combs melted down in thefierce heat of the sun. The stands are 11 ft. 2 in. long, and hold6 to 7 hives of the ten-frame size. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 1. A YOUNG ENTHUSIAST IN BEEKEEPING BY J. F. KIGHT About 30 years ago I lived in the south-ern part of this State, and I caugh
Gleanings in bee culture . tons ofnectar were not gathered this season be-cause the i^oorly protected bees had beenkilled or at least badly weakened by thefrost. Surely, the time to prepare for agood honey crop is the year befor? Fig. 4 shows several stands side by side,and also several hives in the open. Insome of these the combs melted down in thefierce heat of the sun. The stands are 11 ft. 2 in. long, and hold6 to 7 hives of the ten-frame size. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 1. A YOUNG ENTHUSIAST IN BEEKEEPING BY J. F. KIGHT About 30 years ago I lived in the south-ern part of this State, and I caught the beefever from seeing some of A. I. Rootsliterature. I at once went to work to be-come a beekeeper, and soon had about 200colonies. A business proposition called meto the county-seat, so I disposed of mybees; but I have never lost my love forthem and their product. My six-year-old daughter was also inter- -^Nrj liiUM «»» ^g. 4.—The iuuimer furnish adequate protection from the hot sun, 768 GLEANINGS IN BEE OULTUBK. J. F. Kight and his grandson, who is his assistant in the apiary. ested in my bees, and printed a little letteras follows: Dear Mr. Root:—My papa has bees that he gotfrom you. Viola Kight. In a few days she received a letter inreply that she has never forgotten. Thelittle gandson in the enclosed picture is adescendant of the writer of the above is my heljjer. If I light the smoker andhand it to him he will do the rest. Southport, Ind., July 23. SWEET CLOVER, BOTH WHITE AND YELLOW BY FRANK COVERDALE I am still testing out both alfalfa andthe different varieties of sweet clover sideby side. The yellow biennial differs some-what from Melilotus alba—more particu-larlj in that it will not grow a cuttingof hay the first year, and ripens too earlythe second season. Those two points pre-vent me from growing this species to anygreat extent on our farms. The whitekind makes two long seasons of splendidpasture, and will, during the same period,produce thr
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