DECEMBER 15, 1914 



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Summer home and apiary of S. George Stevens, Duhith, Minn. 



comment; but, as Dr. Miller says, we must 

 take into consideration that his (Alexan- 

 der's) main honej^-flow was not from clover 

 but from buckwheat, goldenrod, and asters. 

 His method of inci-ease is all right ; but the 



time to apply is all Avrong for most local- 

 ities in the North. ' Dr. Miller's points are 

 so well taken that we shall omit the time 

 when, as given by Alexander, from the 

 next edition. — Ed.] 



A WINTER 



IE HAVING A LAEGE 



IPTY SPACE BELOW THE BEES 



BY S. GEO. STEVENS 



Having twenty hives of bees to prepare 

 for winter in the fall of 1912, and no place 

 ot|ier than their summer stands available, I 

 was up against the real 

 question in earnest. I 

 had read very careful- 

 ly all the articles in 

 OrLEANiNGS ou the Sub- 

 ject, showing that 

 packed hives are the 

 only thing, and, on the 

 other hand, that the 

 thin black hive with 

 large entrance is the 

 only way, etc. As I 

 sat on an empty hive 

 debating the question 

 in trying to decide 

 what was best for 

 my needs, the happy 

 thought struck me. 

 "I'lfdo both," and so 

 T did, in the most sim- 

 ple manner. 



Many times have I watched 

 fanning at one end of a horizontal 

 forcing the air outward while fres 



the bees 

 entrance, 

 h air was 



A closer view of the apiary of S. George Stevens. 



