HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



in order to encourage it to rear a lot of brood, 

 which it generally will not do until the natural 

 flow comes on, we feed it about a half pint of 

 syrup each day with remarkable results. 



Some of the most successful beekeepers 

 even advocate feeding all colonies in the spring 

 for brood-rearing, but this is not at all neces- 

 sary the better plan is to see that each colony 

 goes into winter quarters with abundant stores, 

 more or less of w^hich will be present in the 

 hive with the coming of spring, as such stores 

 are the best for early brood-rearing without 

 resorting to stimulative methods. 



Whether the feeding is to be done for early 

 brood-rearing, or for raising queens, or even 

 given in large quantities in the fall for winter 

 stores, the syrup should be the same, and is 

 made by thoroughly mixing equal parts of pure 

 granulated sugar and boiling water. If a large 

 quantity is to be made, it can be mixed up in 

 the extractor, first putting the boiling water in, 

 and pouring the sugar in while the baskets are 

 being whirled about. 



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