. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Fig. 7, herewith shown in cross-section from an actual photo, represents the new thin-base heavy-walled foundation running about 10 feet to the Fig. 13 represents the ordinary- thin foundation with heavy base and scarcely any wall, about 10 feet; the heavy base, without modification, going right into the comb honey with very little change, and forming fishbone. We have so far only small dies, and cannot afford to sell this product for less than 75 cents a pound. Seven or eight pieces, large enough to fill 4'4 sections, 15 cents, postpaid ; 24
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Fig. 7, herewith shown in cross-section from an actual photo, represents the new thin-base heavy-walled foundation running about 10 feet to the Fig. 13 represents the ordinary- thin foundation with heavy base and scarcely any wall, about 10 feet; the heavy base, without modification, going right into the comb honey with very little change, and forming fishbone. We have so far only small dies, and cannot afford to sell this product for less than 75 cents a pound. Seven or eight pieces, large enough to fill 4'4 sections, 15 cents, postpaid ; 24 pieces, prepaid, 40 cents. MEDINA, OHIO. f^H^s^mmS^^iHs^mmK^ ^W€ f^I^^ ^^m^^ Bees Did Very Well. My bees did very %vell last summer. It was the first year that I ever handled them. I am 13 years old. and teud my father's bees. We have 10!) colonies. I had fiO swarms last summer, and I expect to do better next summer. Lawrence Brotles. Socorro Co., N. Mex., March 21. Banking Hive-Entrances with Snow I have just been out shoveling snow up to the hive-entrances, as we put out our bees (one-half of them in the cellar), and it grew cold almost immediately, and they got no flight. It snowed more or less for three days, until we have had the deepest snow of the season—about one foot—and when the sun shines the poor bees fly out, and every one "is lost, so we bankt snow around the entrances, yet some push out, but I think the snow will soon go off. Mrs. L, C, Axtell. Warren Co., 111., April 1, Not a Colony Lost. My bees came thru the winter in fine shape. I have not lost a colony, but some report heavy losses. I have now young bees cutting themselves out of the cells, and combs entirely filled with brood. F. C. Yentsch. Lawrence Co., Mo., April 7. All Wintered Well. The valuable American Bee Journal has beeu a great help to me, and I can't get along without it Today has been bright and warm, sol got the bees out of winter quarters, and they had a glorio
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