Gleanings in bee culture . here we took up a homesteadin the wilderness, where there were lots ofmoose, deer, wolves, and mosquitoes toshoot of wliich I had my share. We hadlots of hardsliips in this country; but in1908 I bought a colony of bees of F. , of Redwood Falls, Minn. I receivedthem May 12, after a confinement of about15 days. That year I increased them tofour colonies and took 200 lbs. of honey,and wintered them Avithout loss. In 1909 Iincreased to 17 full colonies, but took only125 lbs. of honey, and had to feed 300 ofsugar. I again wintered them without loss,so that in 1910 I
Gleanings in bee culture . here we took up a homesteadin the wilderness, where there were lots ofmoose, deer, wolves, and mosquitoes toshoot of wliich I had my share. We hadlots of hardsliips in this country; but in1908 I bought a colony of bees of F. , of Redwood Falls, Minn. I receivedthem May 12, after a confinement of about15 days. That year I increased them tofour colonies and took 200 lbs. of honey,and wintered them Avithout loss. In 1909 Iincreased to 17 full colonies, but took only125 lbs. of honey, and had to feed 300 ofsugar. I again wintered them without loss,so that in 1910 I commenced with the 17and took 3000 lbs. of extracted honey, orover 176 lbs. per colony, and increased to34 colonies. In 1911 I commenced Avith 34colonies and took 7000 lbs. of honey, ofwhich 6000 was extracted and 1000 combhoney—an average of over 200 lbs. per col-ony, and increased to 69 colonies. My honey that 1 have sold has averagednie 14 cts. per lb. We believe in practicingwhat we preach, as we use about 5 lbs. of. A steam melting and rendering outfit for old combs. See next page. GLEANINGS IN BEE CUTjTURE
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