February, 1919 



a L E A N I N G S IN BEE C U E T U R E 



FEBRUARY, 1919 



Honey Markets 68-69 



Editorials 73-74 



Xotes from California E. E. Boot 75-77 



The Bees Are Not Guilty John H. Lovell 78-79 



Anne Lester and Daddy Lowe, Beekeepers Grace Allen 80-81 



Some Eemarkable Eesults W. J. Green 82-83 



Homemade Hives Wm. Bair 83-84 



How He Winters His Bees Sophus Olsen 84-85 



Winter-i]ntrance Question M. L. Jones 85 



Stray Straws Dr. C. C. Miller 86-87 



Siftings J. E. Crane 88 



Our Food Page Stancy Puerden 89-90 



Beekeeping as a Side Line Grace Allen 91-92 



From North, East, West, and South 93-97 



Heads of Grain from Different Fields 98-100 



Just News 101 



Gleaned by Asking lona Fowls 102-103 



Bees, Men, and Things 104 



The Best from Others lona Fowls 105-106 



Talks to Beginners .• lona Fowls 107-108 



Our Homes A. L Eoot 109-112 



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