. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. March, 1913. American Hee Journal hatching of the virgin. At any rate. I have hadsome excellent queens after such con- finement. But I should expect a poor queen from a cell caged immediately after being sealed. 2. You will probably find that in flush years, when honey comes in rapidly, combs will be filled out more plumply than in a slow flow, perhaps because in a slow flow the bees have more time to build wax and seal combs. You will also find that they will fill combs more plumply if crowded for room. Like enough you gave the bees more surplus room
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. March, 1913. American Hee Journal hatching of the virgin. At any rate. I have hadsome excellent queens after such con- finement. But I should expect a poor queen from a cell caged immediately after being sealed. 2. You will probably find that in flush years, when honey comes in rapidly, combs will be filled out more plumply than in a slow flow, perhaps because in a slow flow the bees have more time to build wax and seal combs. You will also find that they will fill combs more plumply if crowded for room. Like enough you gave the bees more surplus room than your neighbors did. Taking one year with another, you are prob- ably the gainer by Good Results Last Year I did very well last year. With 14 colonies I increased to 10. and took off^ 610 pounds of honey, leaving over a super on each hive, as I came near losing many by starvation last spring. W. Ulmer NfooRE. Lott, Tex., Feb. q. Bitter Honey Some 6 or 8 years ago all of our honey was bitter, f noticed at the same time that there was honeydew on the box-elder trees. By rubbing the leaver of the box-elder on my tongue I noticed the same bitter taste that was in the honey. I saw the bees suck- ing the leaves of the box-elder. I have not had any bitter honey since. A. M. Broyles. Rhea Springs. Tenn., Jan. lo. Keep Weeds Down Around Hives To keep weeds down in front of and around hives. I find nothing more satisfac- tory than common roofing felt (" rubber roof- ; as it is sometimes called). Cut in 4- ^ F— >//>e ty- foot lengths (or longer, if desired', place upon the ground, long way north and south, putting the hive in the center near the north end. It will keep the weeds down, make it easy to see the clipped queen at swarming time, keep the hives off the ground, and lasts for years. Try this where cinders are not easily obtained. Stones at the southwest and southeast corners will keep it from be- ing blown up. George Sioux Falls. S. Dak.
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