Mabch, 1922 



Gleanings in bee culture 



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my pocket while I sleep. I have felt it no 

 more than fair I should give you the above 

 because I have in the past been so enthusi- 

 astic in regard to "wind electricity." The 

 low price of the modern generators, together 

 with the low price of kerosene itself, is what 

 changes the situation. 



We must credit the windmill with the 

 fact, that owing to the slow revolution of 

 the wind wheel (only 25 a minute) it will 

 almost never wear out. While the kerosene 

 engine, so I am told, is good for only four 

 or five years, the windmill ought to last a 

 lifetime. The wooden tower, however, will 

 need painting about as often as a dwelling 

 house. A painter is just now painting my 

 first wood tower, that had two coats of 

 paint when first put up four years ago. The 

 expense of storage batteries and electric 

 generator will be practically the same, as 

 both will be required for either wind or 

 kerosene. 



Later: Today (Jan. 12) we are having the 

 second day of a strong north wind that has 

 stored all our batteries, and the two wind- 

 mills are among "the great army of unem- 

 ployed," pulled out of the wind. Our baro- 

 meter told us it was coming, so I didn't 

 waste much kerosene. I mention this, to 

 show that Florida, as a rule, can give us 

 "wind electricity." 



Talks to Beginners. — Continued from page 172. 

 good smoker, a bee-veil and perhaps a pair 

 of bee-gloves to protect his hands and wrists 

 from stings. 



How Many Colonies the First Season. 



Most beginners are satisfied with one or 

 two colonies for the first season. Much can 

 be learned from a single colony, but there 

 are some advantages in having at least two 

 or three colonies to begin with. The am- 

 bitious beginner need not hesitate to under- 

 take the handling of a dozen or more colo- 

 nies the first season. 



Importance of Abundant Stores. 



One of the first things for a beginner to 

 learn is the necessity of having the bees 

 well supplied with food at all times. Bees 

 do not waste food when they have more 

 than they need, but store it away in the 

 combs until needed. During the spring a 

 vast' army of workers must be reared, if 

 the colony is to be strong euougli to gather 

 surplus honey. The rearing of these young 

 bees requires much more honey than the 

 bees are usually able to gather during the 

 spring; so, if the colonies were not amply 

 supplied with honey last fall, it will be 

 necessary to feed them in the spring unless 

 they are able to gather more than usual 

 from early flowers. It is well to see that 

 every colony has at least 10 to 15 pounds of 

 honey in the hive thruout the spring. Bees 

 can be fed even in the North this month, if 

 necessary, by laying a slab of hard candy 



made of granulated sugar on top of the 

 frames against the cluster of bees; or sugar 

 syrup, jnade by heating two parts of sugar 

 and one of water, can be fed in an ordinary 

 friction-top pail having small holes punched 

 in the cover, the pail of syrup being inverted 

 just above the cluster. Such a feeder should 

 be placed in an upper story of the hive and 

 the space around it filled with old grain 

 bags or old clothes. 



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