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killed by the old bees of the swarm, 

 vphich returning- from the field entered 

 the parent colony during- that hour, 

 in which it occupied the place of 

 the swarm. Now we set a wire netting 

 on top of the swarm and the parent 

 colonj' on top of this, which netting 

 can be removed after six hours, and 

 the hive arranged in the way we want 

 it. 



You think a colony arranged in this 

 way, or after the Sibbald plan, may 

 not stay cured of the swarming fever. 

 I do not know how it is in other locali- 

 ties, but here in Texas a colony will 

 not swarm during the main flow, if it 

 has no queen-cell, when this main 

 flow commences. 



Another objection I have is, that it is 



necessary to examine all colonies sev- 

 eral times to see whether they have 

 queen cells or not. I know that several 

 bee-keepers do the same thing, and 

 then use the shook-swarm plan. I do 

 not do such things. Before the main 

 honey-flow, I prevent swarming by 

 using large hives a la Dadant; and 

 when the main flow commences I bring 

 every colony, which is to produce 

 comb honey, to the condition of a 

 strong- swarm in a contracted brood- 

 chamber, by shaking and brushing, 

 not to prevent swarming-, but to create 

 the best possible condition for storing 

 honey in the sections, as you ex- 

 plained in your book: "The production 

 of comb-honey," about 18 years ago. 

 Converse, Texas, March 26, 1905 



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BY MRS. GEO. JACKSON. 



T^DITOR RP:vIEW, I have just fin- 

 J— ' ished reading "Some Difficulties 

 That Beset the Farmer-Bee-Keeper," 

 by Mr. Fred. A. Krause. With his ex- 

 perience, probably his article is all 

 right, but, to us, it seems a little over- 

 drawn. There are a number of farmer- 

 bee-keepers near here, but we have 

 never seen where the bees had to be 

 neglected to the extent that Mr. Krause 

 neglected his; and there are many 

 things to be said in favor of farm-bee- 

 keeping. 



First and foremost among them is, 

 that it is one of the greatest of helps in 

 keeping- our girls and boys contented 

 and happy on the farm. It gives them 

 profitable and pleasant employment. 

 If they are taught while young to like, 

 and be interested in, bees, taken intj 

 partnership and given a share of the 



profits when older, there will be no 

 lack of help in caring for bees. At 

 least, that has been our experience. 



While the average farmer is doing 

 well on his farm, making a living, and 

 perhaps a little more, our growing 

 youths' wants are many, often more 

 than father's pocket book can easily 

 supply, and yet, we must do for the 

 children while we have them to do for. 

 Childhood's years slip away too fast 

 for father and mother; and our little 

 ones, all too soon, want to try their 

 wings and flit from the home-nest. A 

 good farm-apiary will help wonder- 

 fully in keeping the pocketbook filled. 

 The honey money has brought into our 

 home-life a fine library of good books, a 

 piano, an extra horse and carriage, 

 bicycles, and many, many other pleas- 

 ures that have helped to make farm- 



