Gleanings in bee culture . ^^ ?^ .--; -^ *^»-^js5V^-A- -^J#. -, • FIG. 8.—ASPINWALL HIVK DISSECTED. 1907 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. T 1443. FIG. 4.—BROOD-FRAME AND SLATTED DIVIDER. soon as it was ready for market, provided,of course, the preliminary tests were satis-factory. This hive is not yet for sale, as ]\lr. Aspin-wall wishes to test it carefully before it isput on the market. BEES OF CEYLON. BY C. DRIEBERG. You may be interested to know that bee-keeping {albeit in a small way) has beenstarted in Ceylon. We have, as you are nodoubt aware, three indigenous honey-beesworth mentioning. 1. Ax
Gleanings in bee culture . ^^ ?^ .--; -^ *^»-^js5V^-A- -^J#. -, • FIG. 8.—ASPINWALL HIVK DISSECTED. 1907 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. T 1443. FIG. 4.—BROOD-FRAME AND SLATTED DIVIDER. soon as it was ready for market, provided,of course, the preliminary tests were satis-factory. This hive is not yet for sale, as ]\lr. Aspin-wall wishes to test it carefully before it isput on the market. BEES OF CEYLON. BY C. DRIEBERG. You may be interested to know that bee-keeping {albeit in a small way) has beenstarted in Ceylon. We have, as you are nodoubt aware, three indigenous honey-beesworth mentioning. 1. Axns IncUca, the common bee. 3. jipis dorsata, a large form. 3. Apis Jlorea, the smallest of the three. Apis Indica has for a long time been un-der partial domestication, and is commonlyinduced by the natives to build in i-oundearthenware pots. The gathering of the hon-ey is done after driving the bees out withthe aid of smoke. In nature these bees buildin the hollows of trees. Of late, attempts (more or less successful) have been made tokeep them in frame hives of suitable dimen-tions, but the quantity of honey stored ismost discou
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