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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



January, 1919 



HEADS OF GRAIN I T ^OM I J DIFFERENT FIELDS 



they will the same Weed Process foundation 

 of other manufacture would not be fair to 

 the other manufacturers of the same prod- 

 uct, unless, of Qourse, we should use founda- 

 tion that is subject to the conditions above 

 outlined, in which event it would not be an 

 impartial test. Superior Honey Co. 



Ogden, Utah. 



A Big Queen- 

 Breeder's Apiaries. 



The apiary of J. P. 



Moore, the widely 



known queen-breeder, 



is situated about a mile from the little town 



of Morgan, Ky., and comprises some 600 nu- 



colonies. The winter loss here last season 

 was only 18 per cent, and all colonies are 

 wintered in two stories. The capacity of 

 this yard is 900 queens per month. It will 

 be noticed in the illustrations that all nu- 

 clei are raised about three feet from the 

 ground to prevent backache incident to con- 

 stant stooping. This is no small matter for 

 consideration when the nuclei run up into 

 the hundreds. There are four on each stand. 



The honey crop was far below normal this 

 year, probably about 12,000 pounds. As a 

 rule, two men run this yard from May 15 to 

 Dec. 15, and one extra man is engaged dur- 

 ing extracting time. The main flow is from 

 sweet clover; but considerable honey is also 

 secured from white clover and locust. 

 Goldenrod and asters furnish a limited fall 

 flow. Albin Platz. 



Cincinnati, 0. 



That-Comb-Honey 

 Ratio Again. 



A corner of Moore's apiary. 



clei in addition to 285 full colonies. These 

 285 colonies include an out-apiary of 85 



Several times has Dr. 

 Miller puzzled over 

 the relative amount of 

 comb to extracted honey that could be produc- 

 ed by the same number of colonies, and I have 

 never noticed any one attempting to answer 

 the question, altho I believe it is asked sin- 

 cerely, and not with a view to entrap some 

 thoughtless "fly" mind. It appears to me 

 the answer is one of locality, or, rather, of 

 latitude. There might be a place, say 

 Marengo, where the temperatures are so 

 equable, night and day, that the ratio of 

 comb to extracted might be as 2 to 3. An- 

 other place, with colder nights, might make 



A section of J. P. Moore's apiary at Morgan, Ky., showing the manager and honey house --i i|i 



known queen-breeder. 



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