GLE.VNINGS IN BEE CULT 



good work the following suimnei' after 

 being worked in winter in this way as 

 though she had been wintered in the ordi- 

 nary way. I can see no differenc-e. 



I feed sugar syrup wholly in winter — no 

 honey — two parts sugar to one of water. I 

 put the sugar in a jar and put the water in 

 warm, not hot, and stir a little, then let it 

 stand for a while to dissolve. By stirring it 

 two or three times there is but little tliat 

 settles in the bottom hard; then by running 

 it through a cheese-cloth strainer this is tak- 

 en out, leaving the syrup clear to feed. I 

 have never had any of this crystallize in the 

 jiive. 



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The most satisfactory place for feeding 

 syrup that I have tried is over the cluster. 

 On all hives I have a frame made of pm^' 

 1/2 by % inch, just large enougli to cover 

 the hive top, and with ^vire netting ou one 

 side. These are on the hives all the year- 

 In winter they are over the top of the lii|f' 

 under the super to hold the packing- 1'" 



gives the beos a space over the frames c 

 up under the packing. In summer they a^^ 

 on top of the super or supers. The c« ^^ 

 of the hive may be removed at ^".^'j^.^'';^ jjjj 



look into the super without disturbing ^ 

 bees. They do not come up and ^other^^ 

 place two or tliree tliicknesses 01 c" 



■See report on paire 190. 



S;;';;.'^^,|^"^. and spread the syrup 

 ""der the xv\T' ^ ® °^^^ ^^'^ '^^me up 

 '•^'^""g he rh! f^'"^ §''^ ''^« food without 

 *"!'«'■ on Ton "' ''^'^ '''''^'- With the 



f --"bbingV „ ?'f •■ ^)^""^ ^^ "o danger 

 ''''*' of the i .,1 ^^ "1 *'"^ ^^.V' aiKl the 



T'"^ best v'T''V^'« food warm. 

 n"""'^'« it o, 1,^° f^^d i-ye flour is to 

 '""A' 'hat the be" ' "^V^P^'^^d it on some- 

 :i- "P- T ev r '? ''^"S' °" ^^'"le tl^ey 

 h?''' Plae o ° ;:°V"^^' '^ ^^^dily from 

 ^>:«an,ha,;g.°';j'^^ floor, but will, when 



"'« "nder side t f ^"^^^ "^ ^^^ feeder, 

 "■ ^ lay a cheese-cloth on 



top of the cage, or hang it over the slantins;' 

 end next to the window. They come up 

 and liang on the under side with one foot, 

 and load ou all they can. The food should 

 be placed where the light is strongest, for 

 that is where they gather thickest." 



I built a hive specially for obsei-vatiou 

 work, that has been in use for three years. 

 This gives perfect satisfaction. It is built 

 on the half-circle plan, with glass on all 

 sides. The frames are so arranged that they 

 can be turned so tliat both sides of each 

 frame may be examined at any time. Four 

 turn to the left and four to the right. A 

 rim is provided at the bottom, and handles 



