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Luncheon at the Colorado Honey -producers' Association, at the annual meeting, Dec. 29, 1914. 

 Seventy were present. The National meets here Feb. 16, 17, 18, 1915. 



tor winter without any furthei' fussing aside 

 from filling out the vacant space in the hive 

 with foundation or comb as it is required. 

 This increase sliould be made only at the 

 time of a honey-flow, and I prefer to have 

 I he work done just after clover has started 

 to yield nicely. Drawing brood from very 

 strong colonies often heads off swarming by 

 giving the queen lots of room in the brood- 

 nest just when it is needed ; and the honey- 

 storing power of the colony so treated will 

 be reduced very little as compared with 

 other methods which often totally disorgan- 

 ize a colony for a few days at least — often 

 for a much longer time. While this plan is 

 old, I firmly believe that it is the cheapest 

 method yet known, wlien all the factors are 

 considered, such as labor, depreciation in 

 amount of honey stored by the parent colo- 

 ny, and absence of worry over all methods 

 used in which natural swarming is in any 

 way to be considered. 



Some of the most frequent questions 

 asked me are as to methods of wintering 

 practiced, and the kinds of liives I use. The 

 last has already been answered; but I might 

 add that, in so far as personal preferences 

 are concerned, if starting all over again, 

 and I had it in my i)ower to choose any kind 

 of hive T wish, I certainly would take tlie 

 ten-frame Quinby or Jumbo hive for ex- 



tracted-honey production. Not being a 

 comb-honey producer I would not care to 

 give any opinion in that line. But I always 

 advise heyinners to use the ten-frame L. 

 hive for extracted honey, as it is a standard 

 make, and can be secured at any time from 

 all dealers in bee-supplies. 



I have even been asked more than once 

 by letter, " Just how much money have you 

 made in beekeeping? " This question can 

 be answered by a little story I often heard 

 from a well-known character who used to 

 live near us. He used to say, " Canada is 

 a splendid country to get along in. I came 

 from England forty years ago with nothing, 

 and have held my own remarkably well. I 

 have nothing yet." This might be a slight 

 exaggeration in my case, but not so much 

 after all, as I make no claims to accumulat- 

 ing much of this world's goods. Starting 

 with nothing, and raising and educating a 

 family, requires considerable income; but 

 even if very little money has come our way, 

 we have enjoyed the work, and have had 

 enough to eat and wear. What more could 

 be desired, any way? Previous to this year 

 we lived in a rented place; but we have now 

 j)urchascd two acres of land and erected a 

 modest house 28 by 30, having many con- 

 veniences, such as hot and cold water in all 

 three stories, with a fully equipped bath- 



