HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



time remaining after they return home late 

 in the afternoon, or in the early morning 

 before going to business, yet who have made 

 a marked profit from the keeping of their 

 few hives. The writer has had individual 

 colonies that have given as high as one hundred 

 and twenty pounds of comb honey each, 

 which was sold to the neighbors for twenty-five 

 cents a pound, leaving a net profit of over 

 $25 a hive; this, however, was exceptional, 

 though I have known a number of people 

 who have kept a few hives of bees to average 

 this and more from every hive. 



It should be remembered that when a large 

 number of hives are kept in a limited territory, 

 the output per hive will diminish in propor- 

 tion to the number of hives kept in the home 

 yard, as there will be more bees for the blos- 

 soms to support, but where not more than 

 seventy-five hives are kept in a fairly large 

 section, there should be little difficulty in reap- 

 ing a profit close on to $5 or $6 per hive. Un- 

 less one is located in the buckwheat or alfalfa 



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