. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ried it to a hospital colony. In this way he took away all the honey, and since the bees had the brood for a short time after shaking, there was less danger of swarming out. The brood from all colonies treated was stacked up several stories high to hatch out. The picture shows one of these piles. In about three weeks all the brood will have emerged and there will be bees enough to make a booming colony. In the background can be seen a hive four stories high. This is the result of shaking one of these hospital colonies. On opening it we found that four
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ried it to a hospital colony. In this way he took away all the honey, and since the bees had the brood for a short time after shaking, there was less danger of swarming out. The brood from all colonies treated was stacked up several stories high to hatch out. The picture shows one of these piles. In about three weeks all the brood will have emerged and there will be bees enough to make a booming colony. In the background can be seen a hive four stories high. This is the result of shaking one of these hospital colonies. On opening it we found that four stories of foun- dation had been drawn in three days and filled with honey. Foulbrood in- sures expert beekeepers, as other- wise it is impossible to continue the business, and make it profitable. The fly in the ointment is the sideliner who does not have to make his few colonies pay, and when they die catches another stray swarm and starts again. There are _ always enough of such in the vicinity of every large city to perpetuate the disease. When I visit the big producers I am always interested to see how they cut out unnecessary labor and equipment. The bigger the concern in every line of business, the more important it becomes to eliminate every unnecessary item of either in- vestment or labor. Too much "overhead" has ruined many a good business. With a series of outyards there are numerous problems not met with the one apiary man. There is always the possibility of a move be- ing necessary. Hive-stands and honey-houses are desirable at every apiary, yet they are not easy to move. Most beekeepers make shift with bricks or pieces of board at outyards. Such stands require con- stant fussing to keep the hives in position. The members of this firm have a special hive-stand that is cheap, durable, light and easy to move. They cut a good grade of composition roofing into strips four feet long. Under each strip are placed two strips of board in the right position to supp
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