. Fifty years among the bees . Bees. 32 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES put in the cellar the previous fall. A loss of 59 per cent was additional proof that it is better for the bees and their owner to spend the winter in the same State. ENCOURAGEMENT. Beginning- 1881 with 67 colonies, I took 7884 pounds of comb honey, and increased to 177 colonies. An average of. Fig, 9—Fliilo Carrying a Hive 117 2-3 pounds of comb honey per colony, and an increase of 164 per cent, would be nothing so very remarkable in some localities, but I consider it so in a place where there is no basswood, buckwheat, nor any
. Fifty years among the bees . Bees. 32 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES put in the cellar the previous fall. A loss of 59 per cent was additional proof that it is better for the bees and their owner to spend the winter in the same State. ENCOURAGEMENT. Beginning- 1881 with 67 colonies, I took 7884 pounds of comb honey, and increased to 177 colonies. An average of. Fig, 9—Fliilo Carrying a Hive 117 2-3 pounds of comb honey per colony, and an increase of 164 per cent, would be nothing so very remarkable in some localities, but I consider it so in a place where there is no basswood, buckwheat, nor anything else to depend upon for a crop except white clover. Certainly it is not the usual thing. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Miller, C. C. (Charles C. ), 1831-1920. Medina, Ohio : A. I. Root Co.
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