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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Fig. 1. — Beekeepers in attendance at summer meeting of New Jersey Beekeepers' Association, July 8, 1914. 



had from the high hill" on which the yard is 

 located, and visitors felt repaid for the 

 steep climb. 



President C. H. Root spoke on "The Best 

 Hive-cover," which is of the telescoping 

 pattern, three inches deep, and made of any 

 soft half-inch lumber, and covered with 8- 

 oz. duck, the latter brought down and tacked 



-Mr. Spicor exhibiting 



on the bottom edge. This is then given three 

 coats of good paint, and is held up from the 

 inner cover by %-inch cleats. This cover 

 will neither leak, blow off, warp, nor get hot, 

 and does not need frequent painting. 



Mr. Spicer explained his method of queen- 

 rearing. He uses the best stock for breeders 

 obtainable, by purchase and breeding. Cells 

 are started in the up- 

 per story of strong 

 two-story colonies or 

 in queenless colonies. 

 The Root cell cup is 

 used, and the started 

 cells are completed in 

 the upper story o f 

 strong colonies above 

 the excluders. He uses 

 the smallest larvce pos- 

 sible to see, cages the 

 cells the tenth day 

 from grafting, d i s - 

 cards any dark or de- 

 fective virgins, cages 

 the virgins in nuclei, 

 uses the dual - virgin 

 plan, and one, two, 

 and three frame nuclei 

 having full-size frames. 

 After Mr. Spicer's 

 talk all gathered un- 

 der a tree in the apiary 

 for a group photo- 

 graph (Fig. l"*. A.t 

 this time a delightful 



