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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



March, 1917 



HEAPS OF GRAIN^^ jFROM^ " " D I FFERENT FIELDS 



in, thus drowning the bees. Next day I 

 counted over 500, and there were more. 

 Altho l)adly stung, my enthusiasm was not 

 dampened, and I am not in the least afraid. 

 I hope to be able to repeat my successful 

 honey crop next year. Scott A. Ray. 



San Francisco, Cal. 



Nine Hours at I w a s surprised t o 



130 Degrees Didn 't read on page 1088, 

 Hurt the Honey Nov. 15, that honey 



heated to 130 degrees 

 and kept at that temperature four or five 

 hours would be darkened in color. Hav- 

 ing seen repeated recommendations to use 

 a lower degree of heat than 160 degrees, 

 about midsummer I divided a sample of 

 new, light-colored honey in two portions, 

 one of which in a bottle set in a dish of 

 water over an oil - stove by which the 

 heat could be nicely regulated I kept 

 at a temperature of 130 to 133 degrees 

 Fahr. for nine hours. When cold, neither 

 I nor others to whom the two samples 

 were submitted could tell by taste or sight 



which of the two samples had been heat- 

 ed. The same is true today, except that 

 a close inspection of the unheated sample 

 shows very minute granules, the com- 

 mencement of granulation, while the heat- 

 ed sample is as clear as at the first. 

 Westville, Ind., Dec. 1. E. S. Smith. 



Brood-rearing I have 330 colonies of 



May Cause a b e e s in ten-frame 



Shortage of Stores Langstroth hives lo- 

 cated in and around 

 Colquitt on one of the tributaries of the 

 Apalachicola River. I produce extracted 

 honey exclusively. This has been an un- 

 usually warm winter. I have seen men 

 around town in their shirt sleeves today, 

 Jan. 10. I was out at one of my yards 

 today, and noticed young bees taking their 

 first flight. I examined the comb, and 

 found brood - rearing progressing rapidly. 

 I noticed bees bringing in pollen some 

 days ago, but am unable to locate its 

 source. 



I feed my milch cows cotton-seed meal, 

 and have a considerable amount on hand 

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THE BACKLOT BUZZER. 



BY J. H. DONAIIEV 



Billy Applehlossom was over and says his grandpa is patiently watching at the sitting room window 

 these days. Just as soon as the bees come out for a frolic he says he's going to venture outside. 



