. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 376 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. THE BEB-KEEPERS' REVIEW 377 torn-lands; they are more inclined to be crooked, or ill-shapen. This, combined with the great difficulty of getting timber down off the bluffs, allows these linden- crowned hills to stand unmolested; and they will so remain for years to come. All up and down the Kickapoo, the apia- ries are strung like golden beads upon a silver string. Almost the only source of surplus in these valleys, is the basswood; and the bee-keepers do not attempt the protection of comb honey. They say was nearly level, ni


. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 376 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. THE BEB-KEEPERS' REVIEW 377 torn-lands; they are more inclined to be crooked, or ill-shapen. This, combined with the great difficulty of getting timber down off the bluffs, allows these linden- crowned hills to stand unmolested; and they will so remain for years to come. All up and down the Kickapoo, the apia- ries are strung like golden beads upon a silver string. Almost the only source of surplus in these valleys, is the basswood; and the bee-keepers do not attempt the protection of comb honey. They say was nearly level, nicely grassed over, and adorned with a few shade trees. The apiary contained about 300 colonies mostly in the Heddon hive, and their owner, Mr. John F. Otto, kept everything so neat and snug, and managed with such an admirable system, that I was captivat- edâI was really sorry when the time came to say good by. As he has promis- ed to describe his system for the beneiit of the Review readers, I won't take space now to say any more. PLEASE TELL WHY, IF YOU ORDER THE REVIEW DISCONTINUED. Some of the subscribers of the best journals in the world sometimes order their papers discontinued. The Review is no exception. When a subscriber orders his paper discontinued, I know the editor would like to know the reason why. Is the paper lacking in some respect ? Has it contained something that has offended or displeased this man ? Has he no fur- BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATIONS; THEIR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. ( Read at the Ontario, Canada, convention.) The time was when a man who owned some bees would walk a mile or two to see an article "on bees," in some paper. The time was when a bee-keeper would come home from a convention fair- ly loaded down with the new things he had learned. If the wives of the bee- keepers who now attend conventions. WINTERING-CELLAR AND APIARY OF 300 COLONIES PUKE ITALIAN EES BELONGING TO JOHN F. OTTO, FOREST JUNCTION, WISCONSIN.;^ thatfthe harvest is too sho


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