Gleanings in bee culture . M. B. HOLMES,ATHENS. J. L. BYER,MOUNT JOY. This is all free government inspection; andas the field to be covered is large, the bee-keeper desiring inspection of his own or hisneighbors apiary must send the request tothe inspector in charge, or to P. W. Hodg-etts, of the Department of Agriculture, Par-liament Buildings, Toronto. Brantford, Ont. Hundreds of Large Cells Produced, andNone Torn Down by the Bees; Un-der-sized Cells Likely tobe Destroyed. BY BENJ. A. FORD. When I read that Jays article in the April15th issue I was very much puzzled to learnhow his bees dest
Gleanings in bee culture . M. B. HOLMES,ATHENS. J. L. BYER,MOUNT JOY. This is all free government inspection; andas the field to be covered is large, the bee-keeper desiring inspection of his own or hisneighbors apiary must send the request tothe inspector in charge, or to P. W. Hodg-etts, of the Department of Agriculture, Par-liament Buildings, Toronto. Brantford, Ont. Hundreds of Large Cells Produced, andNone Torn Down by the Bees; Un-der-sized Cells Likely tobe Destroyed. BY BENJ. A. FORD. When I read that Jays article in the April15th issue I was very much puzzled to learnhow his bees destroy queen-cells. I mustsay I do not understand why the bees shouldtear them down. I have been rearing queensfor nearly 20 years, and always put cellsanywhere I choose so long as the queen cannot get at them, and I very seldom have anytorn down by the bees. Last August I hadabout 100 cells on several different frames inan upper story above the excluder, with thelaying queen below. I kept this colony forthat purpose; and as
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