AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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tion with such an arrangement is per- 

 fect. The entrance is never crowded, 

 and the bees going and coming do not in 

 the least conflict with each other. By 

 this arrangement, extra-strong colonies 

 will hold together without the desire to 

 swarm.. 



As soon as the bees begin to fly well 

 again from colonies 1 and 3, or in about 

 eight or ten days, they should be jumped 

 back to their original position by the 

 side of No. 2, and left in this position 

 until after the harvest is over. Colony 

 No. 4 will thus receive extra strength, 

 and they should have extra storing 

 room, and the double-entrance arrange- 

 ment the same as was given to No. 2. If 

 all the hives had supers started, they 

 should be tiered over the colonies 

 strengthened, for, completion. 



Having such an extra-large force dur- 

 ing a good honey-flow, the same bees 

 that would have worked fairly well in 

 their different hives, will now show what 

 honey-gathering Is. 



The amount of work and expense by 

 this plan is reduced nearly one-half, and 

 with such rapid storing by this extra- 

 large force, the honey is all first quality. 

 During a moderate flow honey will come 

 in in such quantities that one is surprised 

 — every comb sealed full, and attached 

 firmly to the section. 



After the honey-flow is fairly over, 

 take every ounce of honey away from 

 all the colonies. Extract what can be 

 gotten at in the frame, and leave the 

 bees with as little on hand as possible, 

 as they will not rear a large number of 

 bees that will be consumers only. Then 

 if you have a good Pall flow, no feeding 

 will be necessary. 



The same operation can be gone 

 through again later in the season with 

 the view to leaving all the colonies in 

 good condition for Winter. Unless the 

 Fall flow is unusual, such as from buck- 

 wheat, do not catch up the force from 

 hives 1 and 3, but jump them simply 

 for equalization, so that each may then 

 gather enough for Winter stores. 



All colonies that have been used for 

 nuclei, etc., can now be doubled in to 

 advantage. Do not try to winter any 

 but strong colonies with plenty of stores. 

 If the hives are properly arranged for 

 expelling the moisture, there will be no 

 trouble about such colonies coming out 

 well in the Spring. 



If wintered on summer stands, outside 

 cases should be used, and the hives 

 should stand about 14 inches from the 

 ground. If possible, select a sheltered 

 spot for wintering the bees outside, 



Beverly, Mass. 



Bee-Keeiiliii for Women. 



MRS. L. C. AXTELL. 



Tons of honey go to waste every year 

 for want of bees to gather it. Women 

 often complain that they cannot make 

 as muijh money as men, but in this pur- 

 suit they have an equal chance, and 

 there is nothing about it but the weakest 

 can do with a very little help from a 

 brother, or father, or husband, and if 

 they have a fair amount of health they 

 can do all the work themselves. I do 

 not write from theory, but from actual 

 experience, having taken care of more 

 than 100 eolonies each year myself for 

 many years. 



I suppose it is the fear of stings that 

 prevents many from engaging in it, but 

 by clothing in such a way that a bee 

 cannot touch you, there need not be 

 fear of stings. 



Every farm ought to contain one or 

 more colonies of pure Italian bees to 

 furnish the family with that most de- 

 licious sweet — pure honey. 



The sons of the family care for the 

 farm and stock, and how appropriate 

 for the daughters to care for the chick- 

 ens, turkeys and bees. 



They do not require that constant care 

 that chickens do, but from a half hour 

 to one hour's work from six to a dozen 

 times a year is all the time required to 

 care for a colony which ought to bring 

 as an average twenty or more pounds of 

 honey eabh year. 



Honey is very healthful, especially in 

 all diseases of the throat and chest. It 

 is very handy to have in the house to 

 prepare medicine in ; a cup of hot honey, 

 sipped one tea-spoonful or so each hour, 

 is excellent to relieve one of a cold. 



It is very handy to have in the house, 

 as it requires no cooking to prepare it 

 for company, and it always sets the 

 table ofl* to lay a nice cake of it upon a 

 glass dish, and also to fill a glass tureen 

 with candied honey. It requires very 

 little more food to set a beautiful table 

 for tea; it looks very pretty and tempt- 

 ing to cut it up in small squares and 

 dish out in glass sauce-dishes to each 

 one's plate, pouring over it a rich 

 cream. 



Some think they cannot eat honey, but 

 if they will try white clover honey, 

 candied, with cream or milk poured over 

 it, I think they will find that it will 

 agree with them. — Farmers' Voice. 



Roseville, Ills. 



