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DIFFERENT FIELDS 



mating virgins here is frequently 50 per 

 cent. This undoubtedly adds its evil to 

 the non-sui^ersedure tendency. This means 

 that a large proportion of the* supersedure 

 cells which may be started, never develop 

 into laying queens. 



Regular swarming queen-cells are pro- 

 duced much more rarely here than in the 

 north. Five per cent swarming is the 

 greatest I have had so far. This likely 

 may also be a contributing cause to non- 

 supersedure. 



Last year the breeding queen which 1 

 was using began to fail. The strength of 

 her colony dwindled down to about three 

 and a half frames of bees, before they 

 started cells (supersedure). I then added 

 brood to keep up their strength to five or 

 six frames, naturally destroying the queen- 

 cells. Three times after this, they again 

 tried to supersede. After that they made 

 no further attempt. And the colony con 

 tinned mostly on the brood that I added, 

 until the queen died of old age. 



Aibonito, Porto Eico. Penn -G. Snyder. 



Excellent Wintering Here is a picture of my 

 in Shed.s. little bee-yard of 14 



hives, showing the 

 way I pack them in these sheds. They have 

 wintered 100 per cent for the last five 

 winters, ,and they come out strong in bees 

 even tho the winter temperature may go 

 as low as 21 degrees below zero. These 

 sheds are big enough so there is room for 

 from two to six -inches of shavings on the 

 sides and aViout ten inches on top. The 



The Wilcox winter bee-sheds. 



inner cover is ghu'<l down tight. The 

 hives face the southeast, and there are 

 woods on the north and the west sides. 

 Last year T cleared !f»2fi0 from the sale of 

 lionev. 



m. I, Kane, Pa. E. J. Wilcox. 



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Here Is a Very The accompanying 



Young Beekeeper. picture shows the 



youngest beekeeper 

 in our county, Geo. O. Ray, .Jr., three years 

 old, with hammer and his first three frames 

 made entirely by himself on his own small 

 workbench. Sitting near is his little broth- 



Tlic tlirei'\ ciii- <<1(1 iniiking up fiaiiu's. 



