. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 15. Gleanings for January 1st comes out with a new design for Its front cover page. In the center Is an eliptical opening In which, very appropriately, is printed the list of contents for the current Issue. Mr. Morley Pettlt, of Belmont, On- tario, is the gentleman to whom the Review readers are to be properly grateful for the items in this issue re- garding what was said and done at the Ontario convention recently held at Barrle. k^^i^^^v^^ ^^V* F. Greiner says. In the American Bee Keeper, that many times those who can write or


. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 15. Gleanings for January 1st comes out with a new design for Its front cover page. In the center Is an eliptical opening In which, very appropriately, is printed the list of contents for the current Issue. Mr. Morley Pettlt, of Belmont, On- tario, is the gentleman to whom the Review readers are to be properly grateful for the items in this issue re- garding what was said and done at the Ontario convention recently held at Barrle. k^^i^^^v^^ ^^V* F. Greiner says. In the American Bee Keeper, that many times those who can write or make a good speech, are unsuccessful in their business; and those who are successful cannot write. When these two classes meet, as at a convention, both are benefitted. V^L'-m^^L'^t^Mn. Out-apiaries, short-cuts, and little skilled labor outside the bee-keeper himself, were the methods advocated by Mr. F. J. Miller, at the Ontario con- vention, for getting the most money with the least labor. Mr. Miller prac- tic-es what he preaches. »^^^*^v»i**» A heavy mustache is something of an obstruction when eating honey on bread. Over at the Ontario conven- tion, the recommendation was to have No. 1 Canadian honey, then turn the slice of bread upside down, or else stand on your head. ^»jr«ix^« ^T<^« When cellar feeding of bees is neces- sary, a cake of candy over the frames absorbs moisture from the cluster fast enough to liquefy it for the bees, and the act of absorbing also dries the bees. A flat feeding-pan, shallow enough to push in on the bottom board under the cluster, was recommended at the Ontario convention. A Honey Exchange was formed over in Canada at the late convention at Barrie. It has a board of five direc- tors, and H. G. Sibbald, of Claude, was elected General Manager. Colorado, California and Ontario now have or- ganizations for co-operation in mar- keting the honey of their members. Marketing was the chief topic at the late Ontario convention. While there was


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