January, 1918 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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HEADS OF GRAIN l iPftQlQirDl FFERENT FIELDS 



One strong colony and one of medium 

 strength Avere placed in the grove and given 

 sections of drawn combs. In a short time 

 the strong colony filled twelve or fifteen sec- 

 tions quite full. But both colonies dwindled 

 very rapidly, and in a few mouths died out 

 entirely. So far as I could learn, the cause 

 was the close confinement and lack of pol- 

 len. If artificial pollen had been supplied, 

 I believe it might have helped somewhat. 



The honey was very light, of an excellent 

 flavor, but with none of the tartness of the 

 lemon. 



I was told by the manager of the grove 

 that the trees increased their yield four- 

 fold while \inder the covering, and dropped 

 back to the old amount when it was remov- 



ed. While I feel that bees are a great agent 

 in the fertilization of the lemon blossom, 

 the experiment was not continued long 

 enough to prove anything conclusively, as 

 an unusually heavy wind tore and wrecked 

 the structure so that it was decided to re- 

 move it. The lemon having some bloom at 

 all seasons of the ye;ir, with more during the 

 early spring, led nie to think this an excel- 

 lent ckance for experiment. 



The owner hoped with this covering to get 

 a more even temperature — warmer in winter 

 and cooler in summer. It is possible that 

 they may again try the experiment, in which 

 case I will endeavor to continue my investi- 

 gations. 



Corona, Cal. L. L. ANDEEWS. 



THE BACKLOT BUZZEli 



BY J. H. DONAHEY 



Benny Sourwe'.'d, tvho stutters some, says his nephew, over in France wrote hiv., that one of them 

 liun-IIun-nun-ev-hees, stung him right in the eye. 



