. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Vol, VIIL MAY, J898. No, 5, th:^ itaI/IAn bbe. Its Natural Adaptability to Vary- ing Conditions. Writteti for the American Bee-Keeper, BY J. B. CASE. EES differ in characteristics and require different management. • -•• Many bee-keepers condemn cer- tain races of bees as being inferior to others, without considering that per- haps, their syste^m, or want of system, of management is such, that they are trying to force the bees to do some- thing which, perhaps, nature has been opposing for centuries in the locality in which their progenators were br
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Vol, VIIL MAY, J898. No, 5, th:^ itaI/IAn bbe. Its Natural Adaptability to Vary- ing Conditions. Writteti for the American Bee-Keeper, BY J. B. CASE. EES differ in characteristics and require different management. • -•• Many bee-keepers condemn cer- tain races of bees as being inferior to others, without considering that per- haps, their syste^m, or want of system, of management is such, that they are trying to force the bees to do some- thing which, perhaps, nature has been opposing for centuries in the locality in which their progenators were bred. A dairyman selects the breed or grade of cows most valuable to him for the line of business he expects to follow. If he desires to sell milk he se- lects a milk breed; if he expects to make a specialty of butter-making he selects with that end in view. But a stockman selects for beef. After the selection, to obtain the best results, the characteristics of the selected breed must be studied and the environments, care, feed, etc., must be suited as far as possible to the habits of the breed chosen. Instead of trying to enforce the fancy bred animals to adapt them- selves to unfavorable surroundings, everything possible is done to adapt the surroundings to the habits of the particular breed cf animals he has chosen. And so with poultry. The Leghorns in a cold climate, must be warmly housed and given the most careful attention to be profitable, while the heavy feathered fowls are not so well suited to a warm climate as are the Leghorns, and need a different care. The Cyprians were generally discard- ed as they were too cross. The so- called "Holy Land" bees were not as satisfactory as were the Italian, and were soon only a memory in most yards. The black and the Italian bees with their crosses, have been more widely tested than any others. Langs- troth, Quinby, L. C. Root and thous- ands of other careful, conscientious bee-keepers, commenced bee-keeping with bla
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