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akee, aloe, and many 

 other native weeds. 



Jamaica is free of 

 foul brood, and the bee- 

 Iveepers allow no bees 

 to be brought into the 

 island. All queens 

 liave to be changed to 

 new cages, and the cage 

 and old bees destroyed 

 by the inspector, be- 

 fore they can leave the 

 boat, so the chance of 

 its getting a foot-hold 

 is slight. 



To get best results, 

 every colony should be 

 requeened once a year 

 in October. Kvery ef- 

 fort must be made to 

 have the bees strong by 

 Dec. 1. The queen is 

 inclined to loaf during 

 November, and the 

 bees will clog the brood- 

 chamber with honey. 

 This is the one difhculty to overcome, if 

 one wislies to get bumi)er crops. I have 

 figured out a i)lan which I believe will over- 

 come this difficulty, and it is being tried 

 there now; and if it works I will give it in 

 detail to the readers of (Jleanixg.s. The 

 average crop olitained is oO lbs. per colony; 

 but with intelligent management i1 could 

 be easily increased to 200 lljs. 



Fig. 4. — A view of the Eddowes apiary in Jamaica. 



Al'IARV OF C. N. EDDOWES. BEE INSPECTOR 

 OF .TA^fAICA, K. W. I. 



Mr. C. X. Eddowes, Hee Inspector of .Ja- 

 maica, was V)orn in South America in 1882, 

 of English parents, and he is one of the 

 most ])rogressive bee-keei)ers on the island, 

 .lamaica is free from foul brood, as I men- 

 tioned above; and as they allow no bees to 

 enter, the chance of its getting in is slight. 



Fig. 3.— Mr. C. N. Eddowes, Bee Inspector for Jamaica, in his apiary of Simmons hives. 



