. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. October, 1913. American Hee Journal home, after taking flight. In Switzer- land many sunny days are so chilly that the least cloud before the sun causes the bees to perish, if they have ventured out. Thus the colonies which face north, and which are not readily lured out by a ray of sunshine, manage to savi-' their bees, while their better exposed neighbors lose them. In the climate of Switzerland, the great quality of the Italian bees to rise early and take flight proves a disad- vantage. The common bee, which is twice, and have never been stung ex-
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. October, 1913. American Hee Journal home, after taking flight. In Switzer- land many sunny days are so chilly that the least cloud before the sun causes the bees to perish, if they have ventured out. Thus the colonies which face north, and which are not readily lured out by a ray of sunshine, manage to savi-' their bees, while their better exposed neighbors lose them. In the climate of Switzerland, the great quality of the Italian bees to rise early and take flight proves a disad- vantage. The common bee, which is twice, and have never been stung ex- cept when I accidentally crushed a bee in handling frames. The hybrids which are so cross in .\raerica usually, appear as quiet here as the others, and I am astonished at the steady ways of the latter. They do not rush about on the combs as they do with us ; and, in fact, behave very much like our Italians. However, they do not cling so tena- ciously to the combs, and, in several instances, 1 have seen them fall to the ground. Orphrhnai de Belmont, J>res Soudr/. The Orphanage Conducted by Mr. more accustomed to the climate, ven- tures out less readily and succeeds bet- ter. So we may be sure that our Ital- ians are not to be condemned. ZURICH. The farther I go the more I am con- vinced that our American apiarists are on the right track in seeking to keep the Italian race pure. But I should not pass full judgment until I see them in their own country, and that will be next month. Bee-houses, such as they have here, would not do in our country. The work is too tedious in them. However, there are some very positive advan- tages. Yesterday, on the heights that overlook this large city, we visited an apiary which consists of two rooms, one for the bee-hives, the other for the implements. The owner gave us a very clear idea of what comfort it is, on a rainy day, and they are plentiful in Switzerland, to be able to extract honey or feed the bees without putting a foot out
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