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April, 1913 



American Hee Jonrnal 



markets for comb honey are very 

 poorly supplied at this writing, March 

 10. Denver wholesalers quote comb 

 honey to our Boulder merchants at 

 $3.50 per case of 24 sections. This 

 honey will probably grade choice or 

 better. 



The Alexander Plan of Increase is A 

 Favorite Method in Colorado. 



Keep all Wax and Propolis Removed 

 FRo.M THE Frames. 



Sweet Clover Gaining Recognition 



The lowlands along the Arkansas 

 River, near Holly, Colo., are being 

 taken by sweet clover apparently. This 

 land is alkali in places, and the farmers 

 are getting feed value out of the clover 

 instead of fighting it. Lord Ogilvy, 

 agricultural editor of the Denver Post, 

 recommends the growth of sweet 

 clover on this land. The interest in 

 this crop is such that it seems a sweet 

 clover institute would be welcomed. 



Shallow Frames for Producing the Home 

 Supply of Honey 



There are probably a few thousand 

 farmers in Colorado who have bees. 

 The majority have modern hives ar- 

 ranged for comb-honey production, or 

 section-holder supers to put on top of 

 their box-hives. These farmers use a 



ri..\Nr— A Monarch of the Mes.\s. 



large part of their honey at home, cut- 

 ting it out of the honey-boxes and 

 putting them back on the hive. How 

 much better it would be for them if 

 they would use shallow frames in the 

 supers. More honey would be secured, 

 and the expense for sections avoided. 



This is one of the things being 

 shown on the demonstration train now 

 touring Colorado for a month's trip. 

 Mr. Frank Rauchfuss has advocated 

 this plan for the farmers for some time. 

 It is being followed by quite a number. 



which it'is not. as it has not the spine- 

 shaped leaf. The monument plant is 

 "monarch of the mesas," as no stock 

 will eat the leaves. Perhaps you can 

 find the bee on the blossoms. 



[Monument Plant 



The monument plant has light creamy 

 blossoms 2 inches in diameter; the 

 flower stalks growing 2 to 3 feet tall is 

 visited by scores of bees. A velvety 

 green leaf makes this a brilliant desert 

 flower. Any park would be graced by 

 its presence. The mesas are dotted 

 here and there with them, and as a 

 source of honey during May, the monu- 

 ment plant is important. 



Many on first sight call it the yucca, 



Honey Recipes 



Three thousand copies of the follow- 

 ing recipes by Mrs. A. Rauchfuss, were 

 given out on the Colorado Agricultural 

 College demonstration train carrying a 

 bee-keeping exhibit : 



HoxEV Brown Bread. — One cup corn 

 meal, one-half cup honey, one cup rye 

 meal, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon- 

 ful salt, one teaspoonful soda. Steam 

 four hours, then dry in oven 15 min- 

 utes. 



Aurora Honey Cookies. — One cup of 

 honey, one pint sour cream, one even 

 teaspoonful soda dissolved in a table- 

 spoonful of boiling water. 



Mix honey, cream and soda together 

 thoroughly, add a cup of chopped nuts 

 (any kind desired (.one teaspoonful of 



