November. li)14. 



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American line Journal 



weak or queenless, unless there is a 

 queen to supply the deliciency, should 

 he strengthened by uniting Proper 



attention given to the needs of the lit- 

 tle workers ««,-i may save many colo- 

 nies for the spring count. 



can be done at once. Requeening col- 

 onies that need it is too important a 

 matter to be overlooked at this time. 

 In sections where thi.re has been no 

 fall flow and only a light summer flow 

 the bees may be greatly run down, and 

 in some cases short of stores; feeding 

 should be done at once, and at present 

 cheap honey is best, owing to the high 

 price of sugar. 



All surplus honey should be removed 

 at once, and comb honey supers taken 

 off and put away until next spring. 

 Maybe it is best to say all supers 

 should be removed except those con- 

 taining only tombs, which will have to 

 be left in the care of the bees. 



.\piARY OF J, E. Pleasants at ihe Foot of the Mountains 



Bee-Keeping 



In Dixie^ 



Conducted by J. J Wilder. Cordele. Ga 



The Odor of Honey 



The odor of honey, while it is being 

 cured, is noticeable about the apiary, 

 and it is a treat 1° sit there late in the 

 afternoon, when the bees have had a 

 good day in the field, and catch the 

 odor of the new honey as it floats into 

 the air. Sometimes, especially at this 

 time of the year, Oct. 1, when the 

 honey from goldenrod is being cured, 

 it sends out a rank odor which is just 

 a little offensive. But this is never ob- 

 noxious like the chinquapin honey, 

 which has a very strong, soapy, sicken- 

 ing odor. This plant grows very ex- 

 tensively in central Florida. Many 

 times I have seen my apiarists, while 

 working in the apiary, get sick from 

 this cause, turn very pale, vomit, and 

 be compelled to cease work for several 

 hours. 



and w th a good queen and a little mor 

 attention next spring they will go into 

 spring flow strong. 

 It is still not too late to requeen if it 



Our Packing House at Ft. White, Fla. 



The cut shows how this house is 

 constructed. The main body consists 

 of two large rooms, 14x24 feet, one 

 above the other, which are the packing 

 rooms. The upper room has only one 

 door in the front and a trap door on 

 the inside, which admits passing from 

 one room to the other without having 

 to go outside. This door opens and 

 shuts by means of a cord and pulley, 

 which are easily worked. The small 

 stairway lands at the front door. 



The object of this was to exclude the 

 bees from one or the other rooms at 

 the time of cleaning up, etc. This 

 upper room has si.x large windows, 

 two on either side and two in the rear 

 end, and a gauze wire door as well as a 

 solid one. In front of this door is a 

 covered platform overwhich the honey 

 is passed into the room from and to 

 the wagon. This is a very comfortable 

 room to pack honey. The lower room 

 has double solid and gauze wire doors 

 in front under the platform, and on the 

 rear end two large windows and a 

 single door. It is just a matter of 

 choice with us which room we use. 



Fall Apiary Work 



There has been an abundance of rain 

 so far this fall, and the goldenrod is 

 giving a good yield in the southern 

 part of Dixie at this date, Oct. 10. The 

 asters were giving honey when we left 

 the mountains Oct. 1, so the flow must 

 be general. The bees will not need 

 much attention for winter storesexcept 

 in the case of weak colonies, which 

 should be given a frame of honey and 

 a frame of sealed brood, if the latter 

 can be found among the stronger colo- 

 nies. This will strengthen the colony, 



WiLDER's Packing House at Fort White. Fla. 



