Gleanings in bee culture . t un-loaded till the next day. The morning wascool and cloudy, so from start to finish wehad nothing but the best of luck in everyway. The engineers on both long runs weresplendid fellows; and although I was morethan willing to make it worth their whileto handle tlie cars gently, they did not lookfor it like some who are always watchingfor tips. However, it pays to start on a triplike this with a dozen or so quarters in yourpocket for judicious use along the stated, we had our lunch with us; andalthough finger-bowls and table-napkinswere not in evidence, we ma
Gleanings in bee culture . t un-loaded till the next day. The morning wascool and cloudy, so from start to finish wehad nothing but the best of luck in everyway. The engineers on both long runs weresplendid fellows; and although I was morethan willing to make it worth their whileto handle tlie cars gently, they did not lookfor it like some who are always watchingfor tips. However, it pays to start on a triplike this with a dozen or so quarters in yourpocket for judicious use along the stated, we had our lunch with us; andalthough finger-bowls and table-napkinswere not in evidence, we managed all right. Just a word as to how the cotton servedus for ventilation purposes. In my opinionit is away ahead of screens in every way;for, strange as it may seem, it actually givesmore ventilation than the screens, and thebees are quieter. With the wire cloth theysee too much light, and are all the time fly-ing to the top and trying to get out, whilewith cotton they rarely fly up at all. As to GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. FlCi. 2.—The apiary before tlie hives were prepared for shipment. water, we struck fairly cool and moistweather, and did not use half of the that was better than not having halfenouijh. Not a comb was broken nor apint of bees lost, neither did any larvae die,so far as we could see. Picture number 2 shows part of the yardbefore the bees were prepared for shipment. Fig. 3 shows the bees in their new loca-tion, four rows Avith GO in each row. Tollie north of the two houses are 120 colonies(hat wintered on spot—a few of theliives being seen in the distance. rests on broken rocks taken from ledgethat shows in the distarce. Was I tired after the tiip? Yes; ardyet after all I can not say but that the workwas pleasant, owing to every thing goingso nicely; and while I am not looking for asleady job in moving bees by train, never-theless 1 would not view with any greatalarm the prospect of moving another car-load some time. It means a l
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