GLK.\N1NGS IN BEE CULTU)tE 



(|iioeiit; lialcli. TIk'sc s\v;irii;s are never a.s 

 larg'e nor as eiitluisiaslie a.s the fiist one to 

 issue, and llieir number dependiS on tlie 

 subsequcnf sli'enii;tli of the colony. 



The hive (hat 1 use is an ordinary modern 

 ei,-.' hi -frame hive. Tlie removable frames 

 make il i)()ssible to examine the condition 

 of the colony at any time. A top compart- 

 ment, or " super," containing twenty-four 

 .sections in each of which is a small piece of 

 wax foundation for a "starter," is placed 

 uj)()n the hive when the bees are ready to 

 store surplus honey. These sections, each 

 hdldinu about a ]i()und nf honey, are easily 



removed, and are ready f(n' innnediate use 

 or sale. 



I began with one hive, but within llu'ce 

 years had increased tiie number to ten, 

 which is quite enough to handle unless one 

 makes a regular bnsiness of it. 



So to the man Avho has room enough 

 under a fruit-tree for a hive of bees, I say 

 from personal experience, put one there — 

 you Avill be repaid many times for yon.r 

 trouble, for in this day of unfaithful ser- 

 vants you will find a very remunerative 

 helper and Avilling, conscientious workers in 

 our friends the Ijees. 

 . Nashville, Tenn. 



A BANKER WHO COUNTS HIS HONEY 



BY .J. .J. MOVERS 



The photogra])h shows one of my eight 

 apiaries, this one numbering fourteen colo- 

 nies. On May ol I extracted from these 

 fourteen colonies 130 gallons of honey, 

 leaving untouched the entire lower bodies 

 and all the frames that contained brood in 

 the upper supers. This honey I retailed 

 for .+1.25 per gallon. From the cappings 

 of this yard 1 extracted 9 lbs. of beeswax at 

 27 cents per pound, making a total income 

 of $1G-L96. My expenses were three men 

 at .1=2.00 per day, taking half a day, $3.00.; 

 containers, $8.40, this giving me a net prof- 

 it of $153.56. 



Tliese fisures are onlv^ from the first 



extracting, and J feel sure I sliall be abh" 

 to exti'act twice more before the flow is 

 over, as the Avhite clover (which is oui- 

 principal crop) is just now at ils best. I 

 am confident that by the 25th of this month 

 f-lune) my bees will be just as rich. 



There is no ciuestion but that this is a 

 great sui'plus for the wonderful little bees; 

 but after noticing the white clover in the 

 foi'eground of this picture, and knowing 

 tliat there are hundreds of acres surround- 

 ing, it makes my statement more plausible. 

 We are also in the center of the crimson- 

 clover belt. 



1 have never seen the honev-flou- better. 



One of eight apiai-i<'s uwiuhI I \ a banker, -J. J. Moyers, Fayetteville, Tfim. 



