. Gleanings in bee culture. ted that a larger tank would savethis waste, and also allow the honey to clearbefore being drawn into cans ; and, said I,that is the way we do down south. Wehave tanks that hold all the way from one toten tons. Oh ! you are from the south, then? saidMr. Fray. They have had a hard time downthere I hear, owing to dry seasons. Yes, Mr. Fray, they have, thats sure—nohoney, and a great loss of bees. Oh! by the way, said Mr. Fray, doyou know that fellow down there they call theRambler? Why, yes, Mr. Fray ; I have seen him atthe conventions, and a regular old duffer heis t
. Gleanings in bee culture. ted that a larger tank would savethis waste, and also allow the honey to clearbefore being drawn into cans ; and, said I,that is the way we do down south. Wehave tanks that hold all the way from one toten tons. Oh ! you are from the south, then? saidMr. Fray. They have had a hard time downthere I hear, owing to dry seasons. Yes, Mr. Fray, they have, thats sure—nohoney, and a great loss of bees. Oh! by the way, said Mr. Fray, doyou know that fellow down there they call theRambler? Why, yes, Mr. Fray ; I have seen him atthe conventions, and a regular old duffer heis too. Just as I expected, said Mr. Fray; andthese chaps that are always writing, and snap-ping their cameras at everybody, dont knowany more about bees than you and I do ! 288 GLEANINGS IN BEE CUIvTURE. Apr. 1 Thats so, Mr. Fray ; but, by the .way, Ihave a camera on my wheel, and I shouldreally like to get a photo of your house andapiary. All right, sir; that is just what I want. Ihave been wishing some one would come along. AI<BERTIS WANDER-WAGON.—SEE STRAWS that could take a photo. But, say (and hesort o froze his eyes on me); blamed if Idont believe jo?^ are the Rambler. This suspicion and discovery had happenedseveral times before in my travels, and we allhad a little jollying over the matter, and afterthat the photo. Mr. Fray owns some 400 colonies of bees infour or five apiaries, and he thinks he couldnot manage them without the use of his por-table honey-house. All through the extract-ing season he moves his house from apiary toapiary, and extracts the honey as the bees other parties, and the bees were being trans-ferred to nice new painted ten-frame ordinary flat cover is used, and no rags,and upon this point Mr. Fray and I were inperfect accord. He was inclined to think thata cover made of two pieces of inch board,with grooves and strip painted, inthe center, is less liable to warpthan when made of a whole before stated, this climate istrying up
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