GLEANINGS TN BEE CULTURE 



Apiary of Anna Sommer, Ronne, Bornhelm, Denmark. 



BY ANNA SOMMER 



I am sending you a picture of my home 

 apiary. It is only a small affair, but I have 

 an outyard containing the same number of 

 colonies. Large apiaries are not found on 

 our island. We have a profusion of flowers 

 in the summer, but the climate is so change- 



able that the yield of nectar is quite uncer- 

 tain. 



This picture was taken a few days before 

 Christmas. We always winter out of doors 

 here. The corner of the honey-house shows 

 at the right. 



Ronne, Bornhelm, Denmark. 



FEEDING BEES WHEN IN WINTER QUARTERS, WITHOUT CANDY 

 A Practical, Simple, and Reliable Plan 



T. P. CLARE 



Can it be done successfully? the beginner 

 asks. Yes, as successfully as in September, 

 though a little more trouble. First, as to 

 the feed. As the bees cannot fly, and so 

 evaporate the excess of water, as in Septem- 

 ber, we save them this trouble by making 

 the syrup thick and feeding it warm. A 

 food that gives perfect results is made by 

 bringing one measure of water to the boil- 

 ing-point in a suitable vessel. Then stir in 

 three measures of granulated sugar. When 

 thoroughly dissolved (near the boiling- 

 point) remove the vessel from the stove and 

 stir in one measure of honey (the poorest 



you have will do ) . The honey will keep the 

 thick syrup from graining as it otherwise 

 would. Now, to get this thick feed stored 

 in the central combs, just where it is needed, 

 make a rim of boards, about four inches 

 wide, as large as your hive (an empty sec- 

 tion case or super will do). Heat a couple 

 of bricks, and put them inside the super on 

 an extra bottom-board. For a feeder use a 

 baking-pan, a little smaller than the inside 

 of the super. Place this on the hot brick 

 and pour warm syrup into the pan. Spread 

 over this a piece of cheese-cloth, some bits 

 of comb, a handful of shavings or excelsior 



