August, 1915. 



American IBee Journal 



we can take our ti.ne transferring the 

 combs into frames. 



We use a light box (often a paper 

 box) for "hiving." After we have the 

 bees in the box it is then slipped into a 

 large grain sack and tied. The combs 

 are sorted into three grades ; all the 

 "eatable " honey into one; the small 



scraps of empty comb and drone comb 

 go into the wax press; such comb as 

 is suitable to transfer makes up the 

 third class. All are then loaded into 

 the wagon or buggy and taken home 

 or to the nearest outapiary, the bees 

 placed on drawn combs with sufficient 

 honey in them to last until they can be 



self-supporting. We have frequently 

 had such colonies gather from 150 to 

 200 pounds of surplus extracted honey 

 the following season. 



Of course, we work to keep down 

 swarming, and try to have all colonies 

 strong, and give them every attention 

 that any up-to-date apiarist would give. 

 We took over 30 tons of honey in 1913, 

 and over 40 tons in 1914, and are going 

 to try to beat that in 191.5. 



We owe much of our success in api- 

 culture to the American Bee Journal, 

 of which I have been a constant reader 

 for over 30 years. 



Llano, Tex. 



AN APIARY OF L. B. SMITH IN TEXAS 



A Perfect Food 



BY L. E. KERR. 



A FEW years ago the people asked 

 for and obtained pure food laws. 

 Now that we have them, the re- 

 maining question is to decide which 

 articles are most suited as ordinary 

 necessaries. Fortunately, research is 

 gathering much headway, not by finan- 

 cially interested concerns, but by those 

 determined, for their own good, to get 

 to facts. In these agitations lies a 

 promise, to honey producers, of illi- 

 mitable good, 



It is a live issue, and the dailies, 

 magazines, agricultural and trade peri- 

 odicals, that are carrying the work for- 

 ward, are deserving of the highest 

 praise. 



The more honey and natural foods. 



L. B. ^jMITH IN HIS AI'IAKY AT LI.ANO, TEX.— These bees were caught in the woods at various times 



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