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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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Fig. 2. — Corner of J. L. Byer's " Cashel " apiary 



as in the two just described. The early 

 spring is the time when the fence works 

 havoc, as often on sunny days mth a cold 

 wind the bees will fly north and drop by 

 the thousand on the ground (there is often 

 snow there when it is all gone in the yard) ; 

 and as the sun does not reach them there, 

 they perish in great numbers. This yard 

 is about the only one that I have an}^ spring 

 dwindling in ; and the i^eculiar location is, 

 in my mind, partly responsible for this con- 

 dition. I have thought of removing the 

 fence altogether ; but as I use quilts, a wind- 

 break is a great convenience, as all will 

 testify who have tried to work with the 

 bees in the oj^en, when quilts were over the 

 hives, and a liigh wind blowing. 



Fig. 4 shows the Lovering apiary, 100 

 miles north of my home; but as this yard 

 was established last summer I can not say 

 how the location will prove in the matter of 

 protection. However, in my opinion the 

 protection afforded is just about perfect. 

 All summer, altiiough the covers were looso 

 on top of the hives, not a single one blew 



off. North of the yar 

 the rocks gi-adually 

 rise to quite an eleva-/ 

 tion, while on all otheij 

 sides the forest pro ' 

 tects the yard. Tl 

 yard is right out ii 

 the forest — in fact, in 

 a nice bit of clearing, 

 making an ideal loca- 

 tion, while the trees 

 are not near enough 

 to give too much shade 

 at any time of the 

 year. The only fault 

 we found last summer 

 was that the place was 

 inclined to be too 

 warm, as the hives are 

 on rock, and so much 

 shelter keeps out the 

 breeze too much. In 

 the winter time in this 

 location the thermome- 

 ter sometimes plays around 40 below zero, 

 so this same shelter is an advantage. 



Last fall a venturesome deer strayed 

 among the bees; and, although he came 

 there before the hunting season, from all 

 accounts, I understand he was carried out 

 a corpse, and he wasn't stung to death by 

 bees either. With good boating and fisliing 

 near the place, every thing considered, this 

 place is ideal for a summer outing, even if 

 black flies and mosquitoes are quite plenti- 

 ful in the early part of the season. 



I might add that two other yards here in 

 York Co., that are wintering outside, have 

 not been visited since I got the picture- 

 macliine; but as the protection is similar to 

 that of the other ajjiaries, no good would 

 be accomplished by showing them, any way. 

 The 250 colonies wintering in the eaves out 

 east, 200 miles from home, are safe from 

 the " camera fiend " for a few months yet ; 

 but it is likely they will receive a visit from 

 him some time next May. 



Mount Joy, Ontario, Canada. 



MAKING INCREASE DURING THE WINTER 



Feeding Syrup and Artificial Pollen to Bees that 

 Have a Flying Cage in a Warm Room 



BY GEORGE T. WHITTEN" 



Fig. 1. — Part of J. L. Byer's " Markham " apiary. 



For the past four winters I have been 

 experimenting with bees in a warm room 

 for winter increase, and I find I can easily 

 make two swarms from one colony, makinp' 

 lliree in the spring. Tliis seems to be t!ie 

 limit, as I have only two windows available 

 for the purpose; but I am perfectly satis- 



