. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. =\ (Dnv'>S\skv BccKeepers =^ Conducted by Emma M. Wilson, Marengo, 111. Some Proper Questions for Sister Bee-Keepers to Answer If you were to meet one of the bee-keeping' sisters, what are some of the things you would like to ask her, supposing you thought it would not be considered impertinent ? Per- haps something like this: " How many colonies did you have last spring, and how many in the fall ? How much honey did you get, and was it comb or extracted ?" You wouldn't think it impolite to be asked those ques- tions, would you ? Well, su
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. =\ (Dnv'>S\skv BccKeepers =^ Conducted by Emma M. Wilson, Marengo, 111. Some Proper Questions for Sister Bee-Keepers to Answer If you were to meet one of the bee-keeping' sisters, what are some of the things you would like to ask her, supposing you thought it would not be considered impertinent ? Per- haps something like this: " How many colonies did you have last spring, and how many in the fall ? How much honey did you get, and was it comb or extracted ?" You wouldn't think it impolite to be asked those ques- tions, would you ? Well, suppose each- sister sends in the answers. You may be sure it will make interesting read- ing. As the advertisement writers say, " Do it now, before you forget ; Getting Unfinished Sections Emptied On page 810 I noticed an item by one of our bee-keeping sisters, stating that she could not get her bees to empty honey-sections. Here is my experience : I take the supers which have not well-filled sections and place on top of the hive, next to the brood-frames, and scrape or puncture the cappings, and you may be sure the bees will empty the sections quick enough. St. Ansgar, Iowa. (Miss) Annib KnuTSON. Yes, that works well in many cases, but for some un- known reason it can not be depended upon in this locality. The bees will clean up the cells that are punctured, but that's as far as they will go. Perhaps if they were scarce of honey in the brood-chamber, the case would be different. Thank you, all the same, for telling us about it. Honey Drops Blend '3 cup of extracted honey or rich maple syrup, 1 teaspoon butter, 1 egg, well beaten, -3 cup of flour, sifted with '2 a teaspoon of baking powder and a pinch of salt. Drop by teaspoons on a tin, and bake in a quick oven. These proportions will make about 20 cakes. Icing may be of maple or fondant.—Good Housekeeping. Converting Wax-Scrapings into Marketable Shape How can I convert the wax-scrapings into marketable shape ?
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