. Bees and bee-keeping: a plain, practical work: resulting from years of experience and close observation in extensive apiaries, both in Pennsylvania and California. With directions how to make bee-keeping a desirable and lucrative business and for shipping bees to California. Bees. 98 BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. lows suit (supposing, doubtless, that they are cor- rect), and indorses the statement; but I find him led astray so often by the assertions of others, that I dis- trust his statements, without testing them for myself. My views and experience in this matter, are ex- actly parallel with Mr. Q
. Bees and bee-keeping: a plain, practical work: resulting from years of experience and close observation in extensive apiaries, both in Pennsylvania and California. With directions how to make bee-keeping a desirable and lucrative business and for shipping bees to California. Bees. 98 BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. lows suit (supposing, doubtless, that they are cor- rect), and indorses the statement; but I find him led astray so often by the assertions of others, that I dis- trust his statements, without testing them for myself. My views and experience in this matter, are ex- actly parallel with Mr. Quinby's; he says: "I have made examinations when comb was first made, when it contained eggs, and when it contained larva, and have never been able to find anything other than pure wax composing it. After a young bee has ma- tured in a cell, the coating or cocoon that it leaves, somewhat resembles it, and may have given rise to the ; CHAPTER VI. THE APIARY. The most important consider- ation in selecting a site for a large apiary, is to secure a place where the surrounding neighbor- hood yields a bountiful supply of honey through the greater part of the season; all other things are of minor importance, especially where it is in- tended to keep large quantities. A few hives may be kept to advantage any place where the habitation of man can be found. A vast difference exists in the quantity of honey produced in different locali- ties; bees may be starving in one place, whilst a few miles off there is great 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 Harbison, W. C. N. Y. Saxton
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