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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



On the question of selling honey, the 

 pros and cons of granulated versus 

 liquid honey were well worked over at 

 the Ontario convention. Mr. Holter- 

 mann had met with good success in 

 selling candied honey barrels. The 

 honey, minus the barrel, is set up in 

 a grocer's window, and sold out in 

 small lots, wrapped in paper, like lard 

 or butter. The novelty and cheapness 

 of the package produce a very rapid 

 sale. 



"Forced Swarming" was voted a 

 success at the Ontario convention by 

 those who have tried it. One member. 

 Mr. R. F. Holtemann, has practiced it, 

 to a certain extent, for ten years. The 

 conditions essential to success are: 



1. A good honey-flow. 



2. Preparations for swarming (queen 

 ( 3lls with at least an egg). 



3. Ample time given the bees to 

 f i; themselves before being shaken. 



J n short, make it as near like a 

 raxural swarm as possible. 



For a bee cellar Mr. Morley Pettlt. 

 a' the Ontario convention, voiced the 

 sentiment of the majority of cellar- 

 v/interers present, when he stated that 

 1 uniform temperature of 41 degrees 

 F. was just right. Every hive should 

 have top packing (i. e., a chaff cush- 

 ion) and upward ventilation, and be 

 blocked up from the bottom-board at 

 least three-eights of an inch at the 

 back. Moisture Is considered essential; 

 In fact, several were more afraid of a 

 cellar being too dry than too wet. 



With reference to cellar wintering, 

 the idea of getting bees out for a 

 cleansing flight, then back into the cel- 

 lar again, mot with general opposition 

 at the Ontario convention. Mr. Pet- 

 tit preferred to set them out in the 

 latter part of March, or early In April, 

 In a sheltered spot, give them good top 



packing, and let them stay. Mr. Darl- 

 ing could see no advantage in waiting 

 for a suitable day. When the time of 

 year comes, set them out quietly some 

 evening, and they will be all right un- 

 til a suitable day for flying. 



Weed-Process Foundation received 

 some hauling over the coals at the On- 

 tario convention. The verdict was 

 that it Is all right for the brood cham- 

 ber when properly milled, and not 

 stretched out of shape as to the cells; 

 but, for sections, several members had 

 found that the bees prefer old-process 

 foundation, because the Weed-process 

 makes the wax harder. On the other 

 hand, it was suggested that this de- 

 pends upon the wax used, wax from 

 cappings being harder than that from 

 old combs. 



The character of the Review, what 

 Its editor is really trying to do, is 

 something that has been touched upon 

 editorially occasionally. The mission 

 of the Review is not entirely that of 

 teaching bee-keepers how to manipu- 

 late their bees, how to extract the 

 honey, how to put together sections 

 and fill them with foundation, etc. 

 These things are important, and it is 

 in the province of the bee journal to 

 (discuss them, but the Review wishes 

 to do still more; to arouse its readers 

 and set them to thinking; to encourage 

 them; to teach them to take a broad 

 view of things; to see beyond the petty 

 details of manipulation. To show that 

 some of its readers have caught its 

 true spirit, I wish to give extracts 

 from two letters recently received. In 

 substance, one says: 



"The editor of a bee journal ought 

 to know that there is more in keeping 

 bees than simply getting honey; more 

 in life than making money; more In 

 business than net returns; and more 

 Iji a man than simply what he earns." 



