American Vae Journal 



September, 19 12. 



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them, 40 supers could be cleared, and 

 they would average about 40 pounds 

 each — IGOO pounds in all. 



At the home yards, Mrs. Byer, myself, 

 and one to turn the extractor, could 

 run off 3o0 pound'^ of honey per hour 

 even when combs were all sealed; we 

 couldn't do this though until we used 

 the steam-heated uncapping knife. As 

 a little honey was coming in all the 

 time we were extracting, and no rob- 

 bers bothered, needless to say we had 

 no use for the escapes at that time. 

 However, I believe they will come 

 handy in taking off supers when the 

 harvest is over, so I shall refrain from 

 unduly criticising them until they have 

 had a more extended trial. 



Speaking of the steam-heated knife. 



it is one of the new things that will 

 stay with us. The capping melter was 

 in our estimation, more bother than 

 help when all features were taken into 

 consideration, and it is laid aside at 

 least for the present. A small tea-ket- 

 tle, holding about a quart, will go half 

 a day without refilling, and will gener- 

 ate enough steam over a small coal-oil 

 stove, that costs less than a dollar, to 

 keep the knife so hot that it will liter- 

 ally slip through the combs no matter 

 how thick the honey. The ordinary 

 spout of the kettle was taken ofif, and 

 the spout of a common machinist's oil- 

 can soldered on in its place. On this 

 the rubber tubing fits snugly. With 

 this simple equipment much hard work 

 is saved when there is a lot of uncap- 

 ping to do. 



Feeding for Winter Stores 



Just now many are enquiring as to 

 the proper time to feed bees for winter. 

 This is a question depending upon 

 locality. For any northern section that 

 has no fall flow the work should be 

 done early in September. In our local- 

 ity, of late years, buckwheat is grown 

 quite extensively, and we have had to 

 alter our old-time plans to meet new 

 conditions. Buckwheat is in bloom up 

 to Sept. 1, and sometimes later, and 

 that means heavy brood-rearing later 

 than is the case where there is no f^ow 

 after clover or basswood, Of late years 

 we do not feed until Oct. 1 to I.'i, and 

 have found that it works all right. At 

 the same time I advise earlier feeding 

 wherever it is practicable. 



Bee-Keeping 



In Dixie^ 



Conducted by J. J. Wilder. Cordele. Ga. 



Suwanee River Apiaries 



The photograph given shows one of 

 the writer's apiaries " Away down upon 

 the Suwanee n'bber," in Florida. The 

 man on the hive in the rear is Mr. R. L. 

 Landrum, who has charge of these api- 



aries, and those seen with him, are his 

 helpers. I have never seen these peo- 

 ple, or even any of the bees. 



Mr. Landrum was reported to me as 

 a man who " delighted in work," and 

 when I wrote and asked him to take 

 charge of these apiaries, he wrote : " I 



will take charge of the apiaries, and if 

 I don't make them a paying proposi- 

 tion I will not expect any salary." 



I wrote him that he had the job, and 

 from what he has done with the busi- 

 ness, he surely "delights in work." 

 Would that we had thousands of just 

 such men in Dixie engaged in bee-cul- 

 ture. The most of these Suwanee river 

 apiaries were established and owned 

 by the late Mr. R. W. Herlong, of Fort 

 White, Fla., whose death occurred over 

 a year ago. 



We always prefer to locate apiaries , 

 under natural shade, and this one is 

 shaded by turkey and live oaks. The 

 scattering grass seen is wire-grass, 



One OF Mr. J. I. Wn.DER's Apiaries ON tuk Si wanee Kiver. An Aiiakv Wuku its Owner Has Nkvkr Seen. 



ItTakks Unlimited Confidence to Run Aimakies by Letter Alonk. anh it also Takes an Kxtra Good 



Man as Manager to Carry Out the Insttctions ol riiK Owner. 



