. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1918 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 23 should No. 13 swarm while I was away. The best the Good Father had to give the children of the earth was a land flowing with milk and honey. Xectar is found in practically every flower and there is no other way to obtain this sweet for man's use but through the agency of the bees. Think for a minute of the many trips afield for the raw product and the mysterious work in the hive that must be done before it is ready for man's use, then have some consumer wonder why the beeman wants more than 10 cents per pound. In these tro
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1918 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 23 should No. 13 swarm while I was away. The best the Good Father had to give the children of the earth was a land flowing with milk and honey. Xectar is found in practically every flower and there is no other way to obtain this sweet for man's use but through the agency of the bees. Think for a minute of the many trips afield for the raw product and the mysterious work in the hive that must be done before it is ready for man's use, then have some consumer wonder why the beeman wants more than 10 cents per pound. In these troubled times when we are all urged to do our bit in the great struggle for universal peace, we housewives, in answering the call, have canned nearly every known food product, from dandelion greens to beef, pork and chicken. The bees knew the art of canning their stores long before the Mason jar and the cold-pack method were known, and every can keeps, the secret of their canning no one has found out, but if the seal is not broken it seems to keep indefinitely. When supplies are scarce the bees go on scant rations and no one murmurs; their stores are so carefully guarded, supplies issued in such just manner that the colony often lives through a severe famine. But when the harvest is ripe and white clover in bloom, how the bees do work. They let no opportunity pass to bring in supplies, even from the humblest source. There are no strikes for shorter hours. The bee- keeper is happy as he watches the heavily laden workers returning to the hive, knowing that the surplus stores will enrich himself. There is not a slacker in the hive, no one asks for exemption from the duty at hand. The future need of the colony is at stake, the life of their home depends upon each doing her bit, and all cheerfully rally to the call. Oskaloosa, Iowa. Bees Wintering on Honey Stored Below Brood-Nest I ran my bees this summer for ex- tracted honey, using the 5)4 inch su- per containing the regular shallow
Size: 3081px × 811px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, booksubjectbees, bookyear1861
