. Gleanings in bee culture . Fie. 12.—One of the lliirtrrii unuii- of R. W. Heilmi-. Iml \\ h ili. wii. > lin- i roloiiie« in comb honey exclusiv 1 he shed shown is ol llie type that Mr. lltiiony jneleis, liol<ling(iiie row of hives only, which are operated from the front aud rear. This is the section of the sensitivepea, Mr. llerlougs one source of honey. 462 Gleanings in Bee Culture. He is also fond of bee-tree hunting, butonly for the sport and pleasure of it, not forl)rotii. for he, Uke all others here, declaresthat the gain in cutting down a iree, goodand b
. Gleanings in bee culture . Fie. 12.—One of the lliirtrrii unuii- of R. W. Heilmi-. Iml \\ h ili. wii. > lin- i roloiiie« in comb honey exclusiv 1 he shed shown is ol llie type that Mr. lltiiony jneleis, liol<ling(iiie row of hives only, which are operated from the front aud rear. This is the section of the sensitivepea, Mr. llerlougs one source of honey. 462 Gleanings in Bee Culture. He is also fond of bee-tree hunting, butonly for the sport and pleasure of it, not forl)rotii. for he, Uke all others here, declaresthat the gain in cutting down a iree, goodand bad together, is very sHght. Tlie beesare usually in very large trees, and theheavy fall mashes bees and combs so sadlythat it is seldom the bees can be saved witha queen, an(i combs are ahnost alwaysworthless. He has one yard of pure Carni-olans, one of i)ure Caucasians, and three ofpure Italians; the rest are a mixture of is a hustling bee-man, who does not be-lieve in getting cross over his work, butpractices his motto, which is, Smile whileyou work. Fig. 11 shows how his goodnature is outside as well as within—a quali-ty that seems transmitted to his thirteen-year-old son. Mr. Plerlong is a man wellworth knowing. Headers of (Ilkaxings should make theactjuaintance of Floridas veteran queen-breeder, Mr. .). B. Case, of Port Orange, onthe East Coast. A bee-keei)er all his life, hehas been a l)reeder
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