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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



and read at a glance the exact conditions 

 of every hive. 



With the intelligent use of a pocket note- 

 book this system relieves the mind of carry- 

 ing or trying to carry the individual condi- 

 tions of each hive. 



Anburndale, Fla. 



TWO COLONIES THANSFERMED 



BY A. ROWLEY 



Section of a tree containing a colony of bees which 

 A. Rowley transferred to a modern hive. 



I am sending three snap shots taken while 

 we were transferring a colony from a bee- 

 tree to modern quarters. 



I used to keep a few colonies as a hobby 

 in Ontario, Can., and on moving here I set 

 about finding some more. Last spring 1 

 .secured two colonies from trees. 



Lexington, Tex., March 15. 



tions. All hives are 

 numbered, and each 

 hive is given a page or 

 two in the notebook 

 corresponding to the 

 number of the hive. 

 Thus the red flag and 

 notebook take care of 

 a great many condi- 

 tions for which it 

 would be impractical 

 to have a special sig- 

 nal. 



There are five colors 

 left. Each one may 

 be used to indicate 

 some imi^ortant condi- 

 tion. For example, 

 white for me means 

 " 0. K." Blue means 

 "queen-cells;" gi-een, 

 "recently swarmed;" 

 yellow, "a prime swarm;" black, "queen- 

 less." 



The combination of black and white 

 turned up from the bunch in the form of a 

 Y means " ready for supers." Black and 

 red combined mean " supers ready to come 

 off;" red and white mean "out of stores;" 

 red and green mean "light in honey;" red 

 and white signify " dwindling." Any num- 

 ber of combinations may be made. 



This system has, to recommend it, that 

 it is inexpensive, easy of application, con- 

 venient in use, everlasting, and unaffected 

 by weather. After learning the signals the 

 beekeeper can walk up and down his apiary 



The log split open, showing the combs, the outside one of 

 contains a little brood. 



which 



The bees safe in their new home ; the four-year-old 

 boy hunting for the queen. 



