. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. A ROW OF EUCALYPTUS. THE "TALL STRAIGHT SENTINELS" (Photograph by Alice Coldwell) iron gates and crossed the road to wish me a Happy New Year. As he turned away he noticed the row of white hives. " What do your bees get to eat in the winter?" he asked evidently associat- ing flowers and bees only with spring- time. "Just now," I replied, "they are liv- ing off your eucalyptus ; He eyed me cannily for a moment, then as a satisfied grin overspread his features, "Well, I'm glad those trees have been foun
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. A ROW OF EUCALYPTUS. THE "TALL STRAIGHT SENTINELS" (Photograph by Alice Coldwell) iron gates and crossed the road to wish me a Happy New Year. As he turned away he noticed the row of white hives. " What do your bees get to eat in the winter?" he asked evidently associat- ing flowers and bees only with spring- time. "Just now," I replied, "they are liv- ing off your eucalyptus ; He eyed me cannily for a moment, then as a satisfied grin overspread his features, "Well, I'm glad those trees have been found good for something, at ; Los Gatos, Calif. A SPLENDID SPECIMEN OF THE EUCALYTUS BLOSSOM (Photograph by Alice Coldwell) A Farmer Beekeeper's Success BY C. E. MILLER. I AM living on a farm ten miles north of Scranton, Pa., where, in 1812, my grandfather settled; here my father was born and died, and here I also first saw the light of day. My residence, which has all modern conveniences, is the third to be built on the same cellar, and is only one of several buildings erected by the financial aid of the bees. In the spring of 1870 I attended a public sale where I purchased a large hive of black bees at $, and well do I remember tying it with a rope for its , removal, as it was split from top to | bottom. This colony was the nucleus ( of my present apiary. When these bees swarmed I put them inTa movable-frame hive, transferring also the parent colony. It was in 1875 that I bought my first Italian bees of one George Cramer, of Thompkins- ville. Pa., and to him 'credit is due for bringing to my attention the American. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original [Hamilton, Ill. , etc. , Dadant & Sons]
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