GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Fig. 7. — Anderson's wnxi-cndcnnu' ii 

 them of foul-broody combs. 



when bees will come out by the thousands 

 those entrances where there is the greatest 

 commotion will draw from the other en- 

 trances that make no demonstration. This 

 has been the experience of many beekeep- 

 ers. 



We took a number of photogi-aphs as 

 shown from 1 to 7. Fig. 1 shows a view 

 looking- into the doorway at the home cel- 

 lar; but only the hives, of course, in the 

 foreground can be seen. 



Fig. 2 shows colonies in the middle back- 

 ground packed in the Hollermann winter 

 cases. 



Fig. 3 shows those colonies that were 

 packed in long rows back to back and close 

 together, covered with loose straw and 

 brush over all to hold the straw down. Mr. 

 J. J. Anderson is seen in the foreground. 



Fig. 4 shows a more distant view of tlie 

 hives packed in long rows with the lioney- 

 house and the windbicak of trees on the 

 south along the irrigating-ditcli in the fore- 

 ground. 



In Fig. 5 Mr. Anderson is again seen 

 sitting on one of the winter eases. 



In Fig. 6 we have the group of liives that 

 were heeled in at the bottom Avith upper 

 entrances. It will be remembered that this 

 group showed up the poorest of any. 



In Fig. 7 we have an exhibit that perliaps 



>iler, and tlip trames tiiat liad been put througli the boiler to free 



no one of our subscribers desires to have. 

 The pile of brood-frames in the right back- 

 ground originally contained combs taken 

 from diseased colonies. The structure in 

 the foreground contains a large flat boiler 

 heated by an arch from beneath. The 

 smokestack in the rear furnishes the neces- 

 sary draft. The little boy in the fore- 

 ground is one of Mr. Anderson's children. 



Mr. Anderson made no concealment of 

 the fact that he had had American foul 

 brood ; but the pile of frames showed that 

 he must have had a " big dose " of it, and, 

 what is more, that he had gone at it heroi- 

 cally to clean it up. He believed he had 

 done a clean job. 



Tliis large boiler was used for melting 

 tlie combs; and when the combs were free 

 the frames were thrown on this pile after 

 being immersed in hot water. With all the 

 honey and wax removed, there would be 

 practically no danger of further infection. 

 Many of the frames were damaged, others 

 were odds and ends, and he was not sure 

 whether it would pay him to use them again 

 or not. He was inclined to think he would 

 not lake the chance. While they were harm- 

 less in tlie pile, there might be danger if 

 new combs were built into them again. 



The winter weather in Idalio seems to be 

 like that of Ohio — climate drier. — Ed.] 



