January, 1915. 



American Bee Jonrnal j 



ting sugar and water in empty combs, 

 then the robbers got busy and helped 

 eat it up in spite of the fact that I 

 closed the entrance so only one bee 

 could get in and out. In about 10 days 

 I found all my queen-cells empty and 

 only one queen. What became of the 

 others I haven't an idea. 



" Is it a good idea to take three 

 brood-frames with no queen-cells and 

 depend upon them to start cells and 

 rear a queen ? Did I make a mistake 

 by waiting until the honey-flow was 

 over to make these swarms ? Those I 

 started are about all dead. I want to 

 know how to make increase, as that is 

 what I want. I had two natural 

 swarms, and they are doing well." 



Sparta, Ga. J. H. Archer. 



It is not necessary to wire shallow 

 extracting frames, but it is best to use 

 full sheets of foundation, fastening it 

 well to the top-bars. 



No, it is not advisable to adopt the 

 lO-f rame hive ; for the average location 

 in the South, and to change from the 8 

 to the 10-frame hive would be far less 

 advisable. 



Your non-producing colonies may 

 need requeening or better stock intro- 

 duced. Your plan of making increase 

 was good if you carried the queen with 

 half of the colony you put on the new 

 stand; otherwise it would naturally be 

 unsuccessful. Your failure was due to 

 making increase at the wrong time, 

 for there was no honey or pollen com- 

 ing in and the queens had almost 

 stopped laying. Feeding done at such 

 times would not bring about much bet- 

 ter conditions. If you had done this a 

 week before the honey-flow ceased no 

 doubt you would have been more suc- 

 cessful. 



On account of the very poor condi- 

 tion of your bees the queen-cells were 

 torn down before the yonng queens 

 emerged, and if any did emerge under 

 such conditions they would naturally 

 disappear. 



If you would take the old queen with 

 three frames of brood, some honey, and 

 about half the old bees to the new loca- 

 tion, the remaining half at the old stand 

 would rear a queen, if the honey-flow 

 was on. 



good facilities for getting the product 

 to market. 



" I have been studying the States of 

 Georgia, Alabama and Florida, and my 

 conclusion is that the best location of 

 any would be from Columbus, Ga., 

 south along the Chattahoochee river; 

 but I expect this territory is already 

 very well occupied, and it would be 

 impossible to locate in it without buy- 

 ing out some one. 



"I would appreciate any information 

 that you can give me regarding loca- 

 tions in these States and what location 

 you would recommend." 



F. F. Whealen. 



Jefferson City, Mo. 



If a large bee-business is desired I 



Wants a Location 



Mr. J. J. Wilder: — lam a youngman 

 22 years of age, an orphan and unmar- 

 ried. At present I am employed in the 

 office of the Missouri Board of Health. 

 For a good many years I have kept 

 bees and enjoy the work very much, 

 and intend to engage in it extensively. 

 I would liketo be able to combine fruit 

 growing and poultry raising with it, 

 but my main object is extensive bee- 

 cultare. 



"I wish to secure a location where I 

 can build up a series of apiaries to a 

 total strength of at least 3l)()fl colonies, 

 and more if possible, covering as large 

 a territory as necessary. I expect it to 

 take me from five to eight years to do 

 this. 



"In doing this I want to get into a 

 territory where I will not trespass on 

 an established apiarist and thereby in- 

 jure both of us. I would also want to 

 be where there is good bee-pasture and 



would not think of combining it with 

 some other line; put all the capital, 

 thought and time in the bee-business 

 at the start or after a season's experi- 

 ence. The Blue Ridge section of 

 Georgia or North Carolina would be a 

 most suitable section to make a com- 

 bination of the three pursuits men- 

 tioned. For an extensive bee-busi- 

 ness near the line of Georgia and 

 Florida towards the coast sections 

 would be most suitable on the Chatta- 

 hoochee river. Yes, the best locations 

 are already occupied. 



Conducted by Wesley Foster. Boulder. Colo. 



National Grading Rules 



The National Association grading 

 rules were so drawn that they need no 

 altering to speak of to comply with the 

 net weight law. The stamping of 

 comb honey designated as heavy would 

 be "net weight not less than 13 ounces ;" 

 that designated as medium " net weight 

 not less than 11 ounces," and honey 

 designated as light " net weight not 

 less than 9 ounces." This would allow 

 one ounce for the weight of the 

 section. 



The greatest advantage of the Na- 

 tional rules is that honey fancy in 

 every respect but weight may be sold 

 as fancy under its own net weight 

 stamp. And why is not a section 

 weighing 10, 11 or 12 ounces fancy 

 honey ? I will admit there is room for 

 argument there, but it seems to me the 

 only question would be whether a 10- 

 ounce section would in many instances 

 have an even enough filling and be 

 attached to the four sides of the box to 



be classed as fancy. Of course, if not 

 then the 10-ounce section would have 

 to go into the lower grade in which it 

 properly belongs. 



The extra fancy grade of the National 

 rules will not be required by many 

 bee-men for there are not many who 

 have comb honey coming up to the re- 

 quirements, but the honey is produced 

 and there should be a grade to cover it. 



To me the National rules are truly 

 National in scope, and the drafting of 

 these rules is the first comprehensive 

 attempt to obtain rules broad enough 

 to cover the various comb-honey dis- 

 tricts of the country. 



"Eat Honey" 



What are we to put those "Eat 

 Honey " stickers on ? We can put 

 them on our envelopes and letter 

 heads, but we should have honey ad- 

 vertising printed on our stationery 

 anyway. Our glass and tin honey 



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