Gleanings in bee culture . mies, andin pollinating fruit and other bloom, andmust not charge their evils against them withno account of the much greater benefits. There is one thing more that shows thatthese earliest manufacturers are brainy fel-lows. We may tear the roof off their nestsby raising the board that holds it, and theywill commence at once to reroof it, thoughthis is altogether different from their commonwork. They seem to show some power tothink and to plan in a way that is not theirwont. Claremont, Cal. ed the knack of the business. She expectsto try ([ueen-rearing. Kings Creek,
Gleanings in bee culture . mies, andin pollinating fruit and other bloom, andmust not charge their evils against them withno account of the much greater benefits. There is one thing more that shows thatthese earliest manufacturers are brainy fel-lows. We may tear the roof off their nestsby raising the board that holds it, and theywill commence at once to reroof it, thoughthis is altogether different from their commonwork. They seem to show some power tothink and to plan in a way that is not theirwont. Claremont, Cal. ed the knack of the business. She expectsto try ([ueen-rearing. Kings Creek, N. C , July 18. A YOUNG HELPER IN THE APIARY BY G. W KKLLElt. I am sending you a photo of my apiary,showing yuu a iiee helper, a girl ten yearsold. She can cat«h and cage queens andbees as fast as any man, and she does itwithout veil or gloves. She is holding aframe now. She has been with me eversince she was three years old, and has learn- LIQUEFYING HONEY IN fiO-LB. CANS. No Vent Necessary if the Honey is AilAiiV AND FAMILY OF GEO. W. KKLLEK, KING S CHEEK, N. C BY G. C. GREINER. Mr. Atwaters utterances on the above sub-ject, pages 384, 5, are not entirely in har-mony with my views and experiences. I al-ways enjoy Mr. writings, coming, asthey do, from the pen of an experienced bee-expert; but, like the rest of mankind, he isnot infallible; his article above mentioned isopen to a gentle criticism on several trouble he speaks of, in the line ofwasting, running over, exploding, burning,etc., is all caused by overheating. If theliquefying process is not hurried too much,if as little heat as possible is applied, notrouble of this kind need be encountered, andthe honey will be all the better for it. If anyof my honey had been subjected to a temper-ature that would burn a person I should con-sider it a spoiled and wasted lot for my wovild not offer it to my customers. Oe-cisionally I have, by neglect, overheatedhoney, allowing it to come near o
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