. Gleanings in bee culture . FIG. 2.—COMBS TORN TO PIECES BY ROBBER BEES. tains, as shown in the larger cut, made froma photograph taken above New Almaden,Santa Clara Co. A peculiarity about theplant is that seldom a piece of its wood(trunk or limbs), evenif only a foot long, canbe found without somesort of a turn or ttvist init. Perhaps for this rea-son it is the crookedestwood in the world. It has a special inter-est to the bee-keeper ofthe Golden West inas-much as it is a goodsecreter of nectar dur-ing the winter and ear-ly spring months. Insome localities it yieldsconsiderable bee - for- a
. Gleanings in bee culture . FIG. 2.—COMBS TORN TO PIECES BY ROBBER BEES. tains, as shown in the larger cut, made froma photograph taken above New Almaden,Santa Clara Co. A peculiarity about theplant is that seldom a piece of its wood(trunk or limbs), evenif only a foot long, canbe found without somesort of a turn or ttvist init. Perhaps for this rea-son it is the crookedestwood in the world. It has a special inter-est to the bee-keeper ofthe Golden West inas-much as it is a goodsecreter of nectar dur-ing the winter and ear-ly spring months. Insome localities it yieldsconsiderable bee - for- age. Oakland, Cal. FIG. 3.—MANZANITA-BLOSSOMS. 1911 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE CLEARING SUPERS WITH CARBOLIZEDCLOTHS. How to Prepare and Apply. BY JOSEPH GRAY. I have used carbolized cloths in the apia-ry for many years, and for such a variety ofpurposes that I for one certainly can notsubscribe to the editors statement on page26, Jan. 1, pretty in theory, bad in prac-tice. I am aware that there is a differencein subduing a
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