June, 1918 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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FROM THE FIELD OF EXPERIENCE 



wax is laid on. These nails should not stick 

 up any higher than necessary to catch the 

 wires over them. A very slight notch can 

 be filed, almost at the top of the nails on 

 the under side, to prevent the wire from slip- 

 ping off easily. 



Imbedding all four wires by means of 

 electricity, while not particularly easy for 

 the first few frames, is far more rapid than 

 any other method and capable of the very 

 finest work. A good operator that has im- 

 bedded a few hundred wires can do the work 

 so nicely that it is almost impossible to detect 

 which side of the foundation the wire went 

 in, the wire itself showing no more on one 

 side than on the other. H. H. Root. 



Medina, O. 



HOW HE WON A PRIZE CONTEST 



Yet the Prize Comb Honey Did Not Pay as Well 

 as Extracted 



During the season of 1917 a contest to 

 show the possibility of Wisconsin beekeep- 

 ing was carried out under the direction of 

 the State Beekeepers' Association. Cer- 

 tain rules and restrictions were laid down, 

 such as single-colony production, defined as 

 the production of bees from one queen. The 



contest closed Sept. 3, in time to remove 

 the product and get the result to the State 

 Fair for exhibition. 



Those knowing the Wisconsin honey sea- 

 son for 1917 know that what was a' great 

 result for 1917 would have been very small 

 in comparison to the possibilities of our 

 white-clover season of 1913. 



And now as to the secret of how I ob- 

 tained my 97 finished sections from one colo- 

 ny. I know there are beekeepers who have 

 "secrets" and who guard them very care- 

 fully; but this spirit is not common among 

 the members of our fraternity. The bright, 

 active, pushing beekeeper will find out; and 

 the more experienced beekeeper is usually 

 glad to show him the way. It seems to 

 me that the secret to successful beekeeijing 

 is this: "To do the right thing at just the 

 right time." 



Now, this sounds simple, and the selection 

 of a strong colony is simple; and to recount 

 my operations is simple; but the doing of 

 them is another matter. Especially is the 

 production of fine comb honey a fine art — 

 that is, to produce the beautiful, white, well- 

 filled No. 1 sections, free from travel-stain, 

 and, as far as possible, free from bee glue 

 and stains. 



I resorted to no spring feeding or spread- 



Apiary of W. H. Moe, Prize Winner, at Woodford, Wis. 



