. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. ms. THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. Now, that is all righr, but I don't do so. 1 do not allow my bees to swarm be- fore or after the harvest, and in doing so I can make my increase as much or as little as I desire, or not at all, by di- viding after the white honey harvest is over. My plan is to have an adjusta- ble brood chamber in a large hive—one that I can expand or contract at will. This plan is no experiment I am using it this very day, and obtain results that "astonish the ; No caging of queens, no swarming, no clipping of wings,
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. ms. THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. Now, that is all righr, but I don't do so. 1 do not allow my bees to swarm be- fore or after the harvest, and in doing so I can make my increase as much or as little as I desire, or not at all, by di- viding after the white honey harvest is over. My plan is to have an adjusta- ble brood chamber in a large hive—one that I can expand or contract at will. This plan is no experiment I am using it this very day, and obtain results that "astonish the ; No caging of queens, no swarming, no clipping of wings, no cutting out queen cells, no waiting for the seventh day for a queen to hatch and no de- queening as per article on page 133. Here is a sample obtained from one colony: An increase of three full colonies, which are or have been working on buckwheat and fall flowers, and from which I shall obtain over 200 pounds of extracted honey, $10; comb honey, $21; increase (three colonies full-blooded Cyprians), $15; nine young queens, $9; total, $55. My plan, with the Acme hive, is surely a success. South Wales, N. United States Department of Agricul- ture, Division of Entomology, Washington, D. C, Sept. 30, 1898. W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co., Falconer, : Dear Sirs:—I fully appreciate the improvements you have been making the past season in The American Bee- Keeper and hope you may succeed in your plan of adding greatly to your subscription list for the coming year. Enclosed are three names to help a lit- tle. send, for enclosed money order for $, The Bee-Keeper from October ], 1898, to Jan 1, 1900, to each of the three as per offer in last num- ber. Very truly yours, FRANK BENT'ON. Mountain View, N. J., Oct. 14, 1898. The W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co. Gentlemen—Please find enclosed a check to balance account. Would have sent it sooner but have been perfecting plans and intended to send an order at same time. The foundation you sent me is the best I have ever used, the b
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