. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 12 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW or no help, I cannot hope to have things as they ought to be, or as I would like to have them. I just do as well as I can, and let it go at that. I didn't expect that this was gcirg to be such a long letter when I started, and am sorry if I have taken up too much of your time with an account which brings up a flood of memories that are vital to me, but may not interest an outsider. I thank you for the kindly interest you have shown me. Cassville, Wis,, Nov. 6, 1909. Some Conditions that must be Considered if Separators are not
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 12 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW or no help, I cannot hope to have things as they ought to be, or as I would like to have them. I just do as well as I can, and let it go at that. I didn't expect that this was gcirg to be such a long letter when I started, and am sorry if I have taken up too much of your time with an account which brings up a flood of memories that are vital to me, but may not interest an outsider. I thank you for the kindly interest you have shown me. Cassville, Wis,, Nov. 6, 1909. Some Conditions that must be Considered if Separators are not Used. ADRIAN have no doubt obtained all the I wish to add, â IN the Septem- ^^â ^ -* ber Review, f^ Mr. Morrison as- â ifc m^ M serts a good many Py »^ things that, as |BC|^ ' the editor says, may be considered as heresy; at least by some beekeep- ers. 1 wish to say, right at the beginning, that I that Mr. Morrison has results he claims; but emphatically, that the bee keeper who might think that he can obtain the same results, stands a splendid chance of being woefully disappointed. Mr. Morrison says that separators can be dispensed with when three conditions are fulfilled: Hives perfectly level; narrow sections; and full sheets of foundation. Perhaps I should say here that nearly all the honey I have pro- duced has been obtained without separ- ators. I did use common separators to some extent at the beginning, and, lately, I have used to a slight extent the fences and plain sections. I sell all my honey in the local market so that an absolute regularity is not necessary. I will add that, without separators, the four bee- way sections are the best. They give more regular combs than the two-way sections. I do not find that the thickness of the combs, or width of sections, makes a very great difference, but it makes some. SOME ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS. The essential conditions to obtain the results claimed by Mr. Morrison are, besides those he mentions, a heavy flow, a
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