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reached the number of 1,1:00 colonies ; 

 and on one of our visits, when he had 

 nearly 1,000 colonies, he said, with a 

 half-comical expression, " What would I 

 do if all should die in the winter?" And 

 then, the comical look giving way to one 

 of German determination, he said, "I 

 would buy some more ; and with so 

 many hives full of empty comb, I would 

 show you how soon I would fill them up 

 again." 



His daughters, Katie and Maggie (both 

 since married), were his able and faith- 

 ful assistants ; and the son, George, 

 since his father's death, has assumed 

 the principal care of the bees, for which 

 he is well fitted by his previous training. 



Mr. Grimm was trim built, of medium 

 size, pleasant in manner, but especially 

 impressing one as of great earnestness. 

 He was very methodical, and kept an 

 exact account of his business, showing, 

 in a single year, $10,000 as the result 

 of his hee-keeping. 



Sus;ar-Cane Syrup for Wintering 

 Bees. 



Query 856.— 1. Is sugar-cane syrup good 

 to winter bees on, if they are wintered In the 

 cellar? 2. If not, will It do for spring feed- 

 ing ?— Minnesota. 



1. Yes. 2. Yes.— C. C. Miller. 



1. Yes. 2. Yes.— Dadant <fe Son. 



1, Yes, undoubtedly. — Eugene Secor. 



1 and 2. I do not know. — Jas. A. 

 Stone. 



1. Yes, but do not feed it if the least 

 bit sour. — W. M. Barnum. 



1. In this I have had no experience. 

 2. Yes. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



Bees will winter well on puix sugar 

 syrup, but they breed up better on 

 honey. — P. H. Elwqod. 



I think sugar-cane syrup made from 

 granulated sugar is good bee-food at 

 any time and place. — E. France. 



It makes good winter and spring food. 

 I prefer the addition of one-fourth good 

 honey for winter use. — H. D. Cutting. 



1. I have never tried it, but should 

 say it is not. 2. It would probably do 

 for spring feeding. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



1. Yes, if it is made from granulated 

 sugar. 2. Any that the bees would 

 readily take would do for spring feed- 

 ing. — R. L. Taylor. 



1. I do not know what you mean by 

 " sugar-cane syrup." If you mean 

 syrup from sorghum, I must answer no 

 to both questions. — M. Mahin. 



1. Yes, sir ; better than any honey, if 

 properly prepared. 2. Honey is the 

 best when the bees are breeding and can 

 fly frequently. — James Heddon. 



1. No ; use syrup made from the best 

 granulated sugar for winter feeding. 2. 

 Almost any kind of sweet food will do 

 when they can fly. — Mrs. J. N. Heater. 



1. I never wintered any bees in the 

 cellar. 2. Almost any kind of syrup 

 that bees will use can be fed in the 

 spring with safety. — Mrs. Jennie Atch- 



LET. 



I should be afraid to try It where you 

 live — even as far South as I live (Geor- 

 gia) I have found it a poor substitute 

 for honey or sugar syrup. — J. P. H. 

 Brown. 



1. If cane molasses is meant, no. 

 Syrup from granulated sugar is equal to 

 good honey for feeding. It may do for 

 spring feeding if bees will use it. — C. H. 



DiBBERN. 



1. Yes, if you mean clariiied syrup 

 made from Southern cane, or by melted 

 granulated sugar. 2. No, if you mean 

 sorghum or crude from any kind of 

 cane. — S. I. Freeborn. 



1. I do not think it is. I should use 

 nothing but the best granulated sugar. 

 2. Syrup will answer well enough in the 

 spring, or at any time when the bees 

 can fly out. — J. E. Pond. 



Fifteen pounds of water put Into a 

 vessel of suitable size and brought to a 

 boil, then slowly stir in 30 pounds of 

 granulated sugar and bring the whole 



