. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. American Hee Joarnal very devoted to his bees, and was always happiest when working with them. He had kept them only 9 years, and had increased from 2 colonies which he found in trees and transferred to modern hives, to 42 at the time he died. The year 1907 was a very poor one with us. We had to feed 650 pounds of sugar to fit the bees for wintering. Last season I ran the apiary alone for the first time, although I had always worked side by side with my husband in the bee- yard. I was fortunate enough to get a good crop, and sold it without any troubl
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. American Hee Joarnal very devoted to his bees, and was always happiest when working with them. He had kept them only 9 years, and had increased from 2 colonies which he found in trees and transferred to modern hives, to 42 at the time he died. The year 1907 was a very poor one with us. We had to feed 650 pounds of sugar to fit the bees for wintering. Last season I ran the apiary alone for the first time, although I had always worked side by side with my husband in the bee- yard. I was fortunate enough to get a good crop, and sold it without any trouble. Mr. Scofield used to peddle it out a great deal, but I had to get a man to sell on commission, which took ofE a large percent of the profit. This season I expect to start with about 30 colonies—the same number that I started the season with last year—and increase to 40, and work them for comb honey exclu- sively. Last year I got about 1,500 pounds of comb honey, which brought me about 15 cents a pound net. I hope to do better this year, although I am told that this year will be another poor one. There are so many of the "wet blanket" sort of folks, who seem to think that if God is good to us this year He will visit misfortunes upon us next year to make up for it. Anyway, I'm going to expect a good yield, and do my best to get it. I can't get along along without the "old reliable'* American Bee Journal. Mrs. Carrie Scofield. Enosburg Falls, Vt., March 9. Glad you are one of the expecting kind. Expectors have a better time in advance. They have at least the plea- sure of anticipation. A big crop last year doesn't argue a bit against a good crop this year. There may be two years of failure in succession, and just as much there may be 2 years of success in succession. Sweetly Reasoning Together. If I had honey and you had none, Don't you think it would be lots of fun, If I should offer some honey to you? For then, you see, there'd be honey for two! Now you hav
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