. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Genuine Gluers—Fine Season. A queen reached me September 10. and I got her safely introduced. When I opened the hive, about a week ago, I found the entrance to the hive closed up with propolis, all but a few holes for the bees to pass in and out. I tried to cut out that gum, but found that I could do nothing with knife or chisel, so I took a clean hive, and put the bees into that, and then took a key-hole saw and sawed out the entrance. A week later, when I opened the hive I had put them in, I found it closed up again. If they are not the pure Caucasi
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Genuine Gluers—Fine Season. A queen reached me September 10. and I got her safely introduced. When I opened the hive, about a week ago, I found the entrance to the hive closed up with propolis, all but a few holes for the bees to pass in and out. I tried to cut out that gum, but found that I could do nothing with knife or chisel, so I took a clean hive, and put the bees into that, and then took a key-hole saw and sawed out the entrance. A week later, when I opened the hive I had put them in, I found it closed up again. If they are not the pure Caucasians, then I don't know where to find them. I use the lo-frarae Langstroth hive with full- width entrance, and }i-ipch deep. I don't know how many more times I will have to saw t»ut that entrance. We have had a fine season for honey. I have taken up to date a little over 4,100 pounds of honey, mostly extracted, from 24 colonies, spring count, and have increased to 41. are still bringing in honey. Fred Bechlv, Searshoro, Iowa. Sept. 13. Prefer Tobacco to Bee-Literature. I have been trying to get at least one new subscriber for the American Bee Journal, but have failed in every instance. I asked at least .i men who spend from $10 to $20 per year for tobacco, but I could not get them to spend 75 cents for something that would inform them. How strange! Ignorance may be bliss, but the less the better. I give away nearly all of my journals after I have read them. I. M. Newman. Hewins. Sept. 3. Bees Have Done Well. Uees in this locality which have had toler- ably good care have done very well this sea son so far. They are now working on buck wheal, which is yielding nectar this year. I had 10 colonies in the spring, which in- creased to 18. They are mostly Italian, and are in 8 and 10 frame Ileddon and Langs- troth hives. I have taken off' some 450 pounds of surplus comb honey in 4^4x4^x1^ sections; also ^50 pounds of extracted honey. The markets around here are pretty
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