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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



better use somethinj^ true and tried; viz.. 

 brood foundation. W. T. Stkphknson. 

 New Columbia, 111. 



[Bee-keepers, if they only know it, can 

 save quite a little expense by using- thin 

 foundation for brood-nests; but it must be 

 intelligently used. Let the careful bee- 

 keeper look to his profits. — Ed.] 



BEEKEEPING 5N NORTH DAKOTA. 



BV A. P. ASPINWALL. 



Wahpeton is at the confluence of the Ot- 

 ter Tail and Bois-de-Sioux Rivers, the two 

 forming- the Red River of the North. The 

 Red River has numerous tributaries whose 

 banks are bordered with forest trees. 



There are numerous groves of wild plums 

 and some basswood. 



The flora of the valley is wonderful for 

 its profusion and variety. 



The nectar from which the honey is pro- 

 duced all comes from wild plants and trees. 



There were three kinds of hone}' made 

 this year — dark, white, and yellow, or am- 

 ber. The dark came in the fore part of the 

 season, the white in July, and the amber 

 during August and September. There was 

 no finer honev on exhibition at the Pan- 



American. The hives are all eight-frame 

 Dovetailed, made by the Root Co. They 

 are painted red, white, and blue. The 

 back end of the hives rests on a piece 2X4, 

 and front on a one-inch board, which pro- 

 jects in front, answering for an alighting- 

 board. Bricks are used for weights, and 

 to indicate the needs of the colony, and su- 

 pers bj' their position. Young fruit-trees 

 are planted between the rows. 



The timber in the rear of the house is on 

 the Bois-de-Sioux River. 



I run entirely for comb honey, which has 

 a good local demand. 



The bee industry of the State is in its in- 

 fancy. It is bound to come to the front as 

 soon as its possibilities as a honey-produc- 

 ing State are known. 



Wahpeton, N. Dakota. 



HAULING BEES. 



How to Do it by Loading them on a Wagon Just as 



they are in the Yard, Without Closing the En= 



trances. 



BY ADIN STONE. 



I have noticed the experience of others in 

 moving bees from place to place, and the 

 trouble from stings to men and horses in 

 the operation. It has often recalled mj' 



Al'IAKV OK A. p. ASPINWAL 



