. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 798 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Dec. 10, 1903. or three inches above the head; sew it to- gether by lapping a little. Sew some double thin goods on the top for a crown, then sew a skirt to the hat, and put a good, strong string on the skirt near the middle o{ theback and tie around the waist, to keep the hat from tipping off. Also, have a draw-string in the bottom of the skirt and draw around the waist. Put armholes in it, with sleeves to draw on, and tie just above the elbow. Then with good gloves, and pants or overalls tied at the bottom, jou are safe
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 798 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Dec. 10, 1903. or three inches above the head; sew it to- gether by lapping a little. Sew some double thin goods on the top for a crown, then sew a skirt to the hat, and put a good, strong string on the skirt near the middle o{ theback and tie around the waist, to keep the hat from tipping off. Also, have a draw-string in the bottom of the skirt and draw around the waist. Put armholes in it, with sleeves to draw on, and tie just above the elbow. Then with good gloves, and pants or overalls tied at the bottom, jou are safe from bee-stiogs. Nebraska Subscriber. A Farmer's Hive—Report. An all-around farmers' bee-hive, good for men but not for women, is IS inches long by 18 inches wide, and 12 inches high, with a good super to hold 40 sections ili by i}^ by l>s- o . My honey crop was 500 pounds of nice white comb honey, while my neighbor bee- keepers got none. George Kerr. Kent Co., Mich., Nov. 37. A Growing Bee-Keeper. When I first subscribed for the Bee Journal I had only one colony of bees, and knew less about producing honey than they did. That was in the spring of 1900. This colony was the united forces from three trees in the fall, and led on sugar syrup exclusively. I kept the queen 3 years. In 1902 I produced 1300 pounds of honey; 1903 finds me with a harv- est of 1'.. tons of honey, in charge of 110colo- nies of bees, and a local trade in bee fixtures started. The American Bee Journal has been " the whole thing" to me. H. H. Chase. McLeod Co., Minn., Nov. 24. Beedom Boiled Down C 3 Fighting Robber Bees with Fire. F. L. Morrill had a bad case of robbing dur- ing a very hot spell. His account of it is given in Gleanings in Bee-Culture, and is in part (is follows: The bees were crazy, and began stinging before I came within a quarter of a mile of them The air was full of mad, stinging bees I soon found that it was the worst case of robbing I had ever heard of. The whole yard of
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