THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



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bees were ready to haul 

 in seven and a half hours. 

 At 9:00 p. m. they had 

 been hauled three blocks 

 and were loaded, except 

 the bracing-. The car 

 went out 24 hours later, 

 and arrived at Kenner, 

 Louisiana, in four days 

 more. This car of bees 

 shipped in perfect condi- 

 tion. Some colonies had 

 five combs of honey to 

 spare. I had to use some 

 of these surplus combs to 

 help 74 colonies that I 

 bought which were short 

 of provisions. On account 

 of continuous rains, the 

 bees secured very little 

 in the summer and fall 

 in the South. 



I found many of my 

 colonies, Nov. 1st, that 

 had four combs pretty 

 well filled with brood in 

 all stages. Many colo- 

 nies in Wisconsin had no 

 sign of brood since Oct. 1. 

 The bees start to get 

 pollen from soft maple 

 in Louisiana about Janu- 

 ary 1st. I will be com- 

 pelled to extract some 

 old honey at the begin- 

 ning of the flow, about 

 March 1st. 



This is the story of my 

 trip with a car load of 

 bees. Moving three times 

 in one season; securing 

 32,500 pounds of honey 

 and leaving the bees in 

 the best place, in a per- 

 fect condition. No winter 

 chances. No fall and 

 and practically no spring 

 work. 



I fancy I hear a num- 

 ber of progressive bee 



