Gleanings in bee culture . sociation, one tested Golden Italian queen,all for one dollar. Association membershipis 50 cents; this leaves me 25 cts. for thequeen. Some will say that one cannot possi-bly raise queens for 25 cts. I know this istrue; but there is another motive in lettingmy neighbors have these queens, even thoI might give them away. I am helping toget all the people in my locality to raisingItalian bees, and it is thus easier to keep myown bees pure. Every beekeeper in town,and within a radiiTs of three miles, has givenme his name and money for this combination offer. I expect to
Gleanings in bee culture . sociation, one tested Golden Italian queen,all for one dollar. Association membershipis 50 cents; this leaves me 25 cts. for thequeen. Some will say that one cannot possi-bly raise queens for 25 cts. I know this istrue; but there is another motive in lettingmy neighbors have these queens, even thoI might give them away. I am helping toget all the people in my locality to raisingItalian bees, and it is thus easier to keep myown bees pure. Every beekeeper in town,and within a radiiTs of three miles, has givenme his name and money for this combination offer. I expect to raise a few young queensat one of my out-apiaries for my own use inreplacing the queens taken from those colo-nies which are preparing to swarm in fillingthese orders for queens. Stockport, la. J. W. Stine. Can You Match This? Altho I am just a beginner in bee cultureI have found that matches are not alwayshandy when I am ready to light up thesmoker. On the top of the smoker is acoiled-wire handle for opening the cap. The. space between the two coils is a trifle lessthan the diameter of a match. Four or fivematches may be held, between the wires,and these are usually enough for a dayswork. If more than one match is held,heads should be alternated. Medina, Ohio. Wesley Manville. Does Sound Pretty Convincing I was interested in reading the third itemby J. E. Crane, page 714, Aug. 15, referringto the better pollination of fruit trees near-est the bees. About 50 feet Avest of my small apiary isa King apple-tree. Last year this tree borequite heavily on all sides; but it was quitenoticeable that the yield was the heavieston the east side, toward the bees. This yearpractically all the fruit is on that side of thetree. Madison, Conn. F. C. Dowd. Can bees be kept in the attic of a house? Moline. 111., July 6. B. A. King. [Bees can be kept in the garret, providingsufiicient ventilation can be given to preventcombs from melting down. It is usual toput the hives near an opening in the si
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