. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE W T FALCONER MANFG CO VOL. II. Jf\NUf\RY, 1892. NO. I. Instructions to Amateur Bee- Keepers, BY \V. S. VANDRUFF With this, the first number of the new year, 1 begin a series of articles for the readers of the American Bee- Keeper, but more particularly for the amateur bee-keeper. These art- icles will more than likely continue throughout the year. I may intro- duce some advanced ideas, and give somewhat different advice and in- structions than is usually done, but nevertheless I shall aim to treat all fairly and give due r
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE W T FALCONER MANFG CO VOL. II. Jf\NUf\RY, 1892. NO. I. Instructions to Amateur Bee- Keepers, BY \V. S. VANDRUFF With this, the first number of the new year, 1 begin a series of articles for the readers of the American Bee- Keeper, but more particularly for the amateur bee-keeper. These art- icles will more than likely continue throughout the year. I may intro- duce some advanced ideas, and give somewhat different advice and in- structions than is usually done, but nevertheless I shall aim to treat all fairly and give due respect to other's opinions ; yet I must treat the subject in the light of my own experience, and mould and shape my instructions in accordance with my knowledge as gained from years of actual work in the apiary, testing and comparing many different theories and practices. I may not be considered orthodox on some points that may be raised, nevertheless 1 shall aim to get at the truth and facts, orthodox or no ortho- dox. 1 know of some things that were considered well settled when I began bee keeping that are now very much unsettled. So you will understand that I write from my own conclusions and not from what others have said or borrowed from tradition, except so far as I believe from experience to be the facts of the case. Heretofore great stress has been laid on the hive question. It seems that the great aim has been to con- struct a hive that would winter our bees safely—one that would prevent our winter losses—one that would pre- vent our spring dwindling. Just as if the hive had all to do with the win- ter problem. I have experimented much in this line and have met with losses equally as much with one hive as another, and have learned that the hive has not been made that will win- ter bees in all cases. I have also learned that some bees will winter in any kind of a hive while others will die or dwindle in the best hive made. Now I will say to the beginner: the first t
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