JANUARY 1, 1914 



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Fig. 6. — Examiniog cake uf Laiidy after being in 

 the hive a week. 



fairly well, even to the last, although, of 

 course, when the candy is about gone the 

 bees gnaw the edges to some extent. 



We are wintering enough colonies on 

 hard candy alone, without any liquid honey 

 or syrup whatsoever, to give the plan a 

 thorough test. So far all is well, although 

 we shall make a fuller rej^ort later on. 



On Dec. 4, when we made the last exam- 

 ination, we found brood in all stages in 

 many of the colonies. The great blizzard 

 occurred Nov. 9 — 11; but the weather during 

 the last half of the intervening period was 

 quite warm. 



Mr. Pritchard believes that liard candy 

 is the best material to feed in an emergency 

 during cold weather. It may be that in 

 some cases it might pay to winter bees on 

 candy alone throughout the whole winter, 

 although the bees having the candy seem to 

 be somewhat more active and more inclined 

 to fly than bees having sealed stores of sugar 

 syrup or honey. No doubt tliis is because 

 the food sujDply is ahvays opened up, so to 

 speak, thereb3' placing the bees in very 

 much the same situation that they would be 

 in if they were being fed slowly. 



BEES AND POULTRY, OR JUST BEES FOR THE 

 EXPERT APICULTURIST 



BY O. L. HERSHISER 



Fig. 7. — A close view of a cake of candy on vv 

 feeding one week. The grooves show the amount the 



It is to be presumed that the poultry en- 

 thusiasts will come forward in the special 

 number opened for a discussion of their 

 interests to show how that occupation may 

 be taken up by the beekeeper with profit- 

 able results. If it be permissible for one 

 who holds adverse 

 views to gain admis- 

 sion to this poultry 

 circle, and raise his 

 \oice above the din of 

 • ackling and crowing 

 1 should be pleased to 

 say a few words. 



Can an expert api- 

 arist afford to divide 

 his time and attention, 

 and devote a part to 

 poultry"? The results 

 of close observation 

 and careful calculation 

 prompt me to answer, 

 emphatically, no! 



I have an acquain- 

 tance who is abundant- 

 bees had'eTteil"' '''° ^^ ^ble to carry on the 



