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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



They become busy at them, and do 

 not bother the rest of the day. 



How such advice could be offered at 

 a bee convention without comment, I 

 cannot see. Here in Wisconsin if such 

 a plan were tried in an apiary of 100 

 colonies, it wouldn't take three 

 minutes to set the whole apiary in 

 such an uproar that the apiarist would 

 be glad to run for cover, not only for 

 that day, but for the balance of the 

 season; and any stocks not extra 

 strong would be robbed out. In times 

 of scarcity such a proceeding would 

 call out the whole flying force from 

 every stock in three minutes, enough 

 to eat up his smeared combs, and every 

 hive he could open would be pounced 

 upon with the greatest of fury, and no 

 further work could be thought of that 

 day, or the next, or the next week, 



unless the flowers yielded honey again. 



You may think me quite a critic but 

 I wish to show you that my experience 

 does not agree with all the rest in 

 everything. 



don't handle skunks roughly. 



One more at present and I am done. 

 This one from Gleanings, October 1, 

 1903, page 847, entitled "Trapping 

 Skunks in Steel Traps." The ad- 

 vice was that of hoisting them into a 

 nail keg and then drowning. Any one 

 acquainted with the animal knows, 

 without trying, that such a proceeding 

 would bring him to grief. I hope bee- 

 keepers are wise enough not to try it, 

 unless they wish to lose the colony 

 and one suit of clothing, besides 

 demoralizing the whole apiary. 



COLBURN, Wis., Jan. 1, 1904. 



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BY E. W. ALEXANDER. 



/g\NE of the most essential things to 

 ^ be considered in going into a busi- 

 ness of any kind, is location. It 

 makes little difference how much 

 energy and skill you put into your 

 business, if you have a poor location 

 you will soon have to give it up — this 

 is very decidedly so in beekeeping. 



IMPORTANCE OF LOCATION. 



I kept bees in five different counties 

 in New York State before I found a 

 good locality — all things considered. 

 First, we want a succession of honey 

 producing flowers from early spring 

 until the frost comes in the fall. Then 

 it is very desir^ible to have one or two 

 special harvests of from three to six 

 weeks each, when our bees can gather 

 from five to ten pounds of honey per 

 day for our surplus. 



Still another thing to consider, is 

 the distance to a railroad station. It 

 is also well to live within a short dis- 

 tance of a flourishing village or city. 

 I am sure I would not like to live so 

 isolated as some do. 



NECESSITY FOR ENTHUSIASM AND 

 PERSEVERANCE. 



Then when you have found a loca- 

 tion possessing all these requirements, 

 push for business to the utmost of your 

 ability. Go at it with a determination 

 to overcome any and every obstacle that 

 comes in your way. Never harbor for 

 a mouient the thought of giving up 

 to any tiling except death. 



OVERSTOCKING IS A MYTH. 



Now as to out-apiaries. On this 

 subject I must differ from some of our 



