. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 42 1HE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. it with buckwheat chaff and packed it tight. To be sure the enameled cloth was on top of the frames under the chaff. There was enough ventilation between the super and the side of the top of hive or up- per story, as I do not think the caps on the hives were any too light to pre- vent the foul air from escaping. I will tell you in the spring what suc- cess I will have had in wintering. Yours truly, Otis Callahan. Wellsboro Pa., Jan. 25, 1892. Ed, Am. Bee-Keeper, Dear Sir: Bees are wintering well in Michigan ; at least m
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 42 1HE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. it with buckwheat chaff and packed it tight. To be sure the enameled cloth was on top of the frames under the chaff. There was enough ventilation between the super and the side of the top of hive or up- per story, as I do not think the caps on the hives were any too light to pre- vent the foul air from escaping. I will tell you in the spring what suc- cess I will have had in wintering. Yours truly, Otis Callahan. Wellsboro Pa., Jan. 25, 1892. Ed, Am. Bee-Keeper, Dear Sir: Bees are wintering well in Michigan ; at least mine are wintering well on their summer stands. Had a good flight February 12th. In looking through them I find they have plenty of stores. My crop of honey last year from seven colonies was very good. I increased to twenty colonies and got 450 lbs. of comb honey be- sides, in one pound sections. This is my third year in the bee business and I like it very well and intend to keep at it. G. W. Franks Belzes, Mick: Eeb. 20th, '92. Ed. Am. Bee-Keeper, Dear Sir: We have watched every day for my Bee-Keeper because I am anxious to see it. Papa got twenty hives and 1,000 sections from your factory last year. He thinks the outside winter case is very nice. He can put a warm brick in under the cushions and feed the bees almost any time in the winter. He has the outside cases painted red on the sides and ends, and the top is white. He faces them to the east so the morning sun will warm them up and get the bees up early in the morning. Yours truly, Ollie Jones. Cortland, O., Eeb. 14, WINTERING- ON SUMMER STANDS. The epiestion of wintering is always of interest and for that reason is al- ways seasonable. In treating the question I do not expect to give any new points to experts, but many of the readers of this magazine are be- ginners, and are looking to this valu- able journal for information on this as well as on all other apicultural mat- ters. Many successful apiarists of large e
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