. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1903 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 143 the hive to be operated on- Brush bees carefully into the hive, being care- ful not to injure the queen. Trim off the rounding bottom of the comb, with a thin-bladed knife and cut the comb lose from the frame all around, letting it rest on the bo'ttom-bar, and wind it with a No. lO sewing thread to hold comb in position, and replace in hive. In two to four days you can treat the other combs likewise. Now, dear reader, this operation takes less time than it does to wire frames, and according to my idea combs so trea
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1903 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 143 the hive to be operated on- Brush bees carefully into the hive, being care- ful not to injure the queen. Trim off the rounding bottom of the comb, with a thin-bladed knife and cut the comb lose from the frame all around, letting it rest on the bo'ttom-bar, and wind it with a No. lO sewing thread to hold comb in position, and replace in hive. In two to four days you can treat the other combs likewise. Now, dear reader, this operation takes less time than it does to wire frames, and according to my idea combs so treated are much stronger than those wired. And if you don't use full sheets of foundation, you will have more or less drone comb to contend with; and you can't cut out and re- pair wired combs. Yours truly, Geo. B. Crum. Cienfuegos, Cuba, April 20, 1903- My Dear Mr. Hill: The swarming season is at hand, and we are now very busy in our efforts to suppress it. The honey harvest is over for the present year; and while I obtained some four thousand gallons. the markets are so dull that the re- turns fail to reward the necessary la- bor of production. Though I secured 46 cents per gallon for the first lot of 2,500 gallons, f. o. b- at this port, I am unable to obtain more than 34 cents for the remaining 1,600 gallons yet gn hand, which is unprofitable- Fraternally yours, Dr. J. B. Pons. Glenwood, Wis., May i, 1903. Editor Bee-Keeper: Bees wintered poorly in this locality. From what I can learn I think the loss is about 40 per cen't. and weather stays cold and windy. Elms and maple are just in bloom. Clover wintered splendidly and is making a fine start. I have wondered quite often why it is that we never see your face in the journals- I, for one, would like to see your picture. Am better pleased with your journal every issue. I have seen nearly every bee journal in the world, and for fifty cents I do not know where I can get a better jnonthly bee journal than The Bee-Keeper. Fraternall
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