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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 1 



The best article ever publislied 

 in the Bee-keepers' Review, ac- 

 cording to the judgment of many 

 who took the trouble to write and 

 express their views, was contrib- 

 uted in March, 1901, by Mr. S. D. 

 Chapman, of Mancelona, Mich. 

 He outlined a system peculiarl}^ 

 adapted to his locality and needs. 

 A leading feature was the remov- 

 al of the queens at the opening of 

 the honey harvest. 



He has now contributed another article, 

 and it appears in the March issue for this 

 year. It discusses the swarming-problem, 

 and it seems to me that he gets nearer the 

 bottom facts of the matter than has any 

 other writer. He shows clearly why bees 

 get the swarming fever — how it can be 

 avoided, or how brought about. So thor- 

 oughly does he understand the matter, that 

 he has been able to so make up a colony 

 that one-half of it will swarm, leaving the 

 combs deserted, while the other half will 

 refuse to budge. This issue also gives 

 some very novel and original hints and il- 

 lustrations on hive covers. 



Send ten cents for this issue, and with it 

 will be sent two o^her late but different is- 

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 coupon will be sent entitling the holder to 

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