The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary . to break down as toship combs. At any rate, we like to have itin the very best shai)e when it leaves our generally try to shij) at the of a cold spell, as the weathei- begins to grow warmer, so tliatthe honey may not be out in the coldest of theweather. Mrs. L. C. Axtell. Roseville
The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary . to break down as toship combs. At any rate, we like to have itin the very best shai)e when it leaves our generally try to shij) at the of a cold spell, as the weathei- begins to grow warmer, so tliatthe honey may not be out in the coldest of theweather. Mrs. L. C. Axtell. Roseville, III., Oct. ri2. SHIPPING, AND SHIPPING-CASES FOR COMHHONEY. Just as soon as your crop of honey hasbeen secured, and the sections scraped, theyshould be put immediately into shipping-cases, providing you have no storage-roomwhich is bee-proof. The cases should beglassed on both sides, in order that the fra-gile condition of the contents may impressitself forcibly upon the minds of the freightand express men whenever they pass intotheir hands. It will never do to ship combhoney in a close box, and then mark fra-gile on the outside. Nothing answersthe purpose so well as glass. The engrav-ing below represents our 48-pound shippingand retailing case which has been used OUR 48-POUND DOUnUE-TIER SHIPPING-CASE. Yon will notice that the CfUer is let intothe top. This I regard as a wise of the cheajter cases are so cou-truct-ed that the cover lies on top, there being noraised edgp; l>ut with the one illustratedabove, it is impossible to put tlie cover onstpiarely without making it absolutely bee-proof. If the cover of the others is not seton squarely, or is warped a little, robberscan very leadily gain access to the lioney. It has 1) (11 found by experience, that acase holding as many as 4s potuids is toolarge to be handled with safety to the con-tents, and conseiiuently a lighter case is re-(piired. To meet this demand, one of thes;ime iV/r ;ind s;ime
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