1906 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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cure the foul brood which has been found in 

 Canada, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Cuba When 

 questioned about it he did not know what 

 effect it would have on that disease But 

 the suggestion was made by me in a foot- 

 note, that possibly the treatment might ap- 

 ply to the foul brood with which we are fa- 

 miliar. 



I offer this explanation as it may harmon- 

 ize differences in experience. For the pres- 

 ent, at least, those who have the regular 

 foul brood of the United States had better 

 not waste any time on the Alexander treat- 

 ment unless they can isolate the colony or 

 colonies where it will do no harm to the oth- 

 er bees. 



You are exactly right when you describe 

 the conditions in the midst of a heavy buck- 

 wheat honey flow. One must really see it 



SOME FANCY HONEY. 



Winter Cases for Ten Cents Apiece. 

 BY C. F. ECKLER. 



I send you a picture of mjself beside some 

 of my first honey. This colony produced 70 

 lbs. of comb honey in 27 days, all from white 

 clover. I wintered 25 colonies, and did not 

 lose one. I have them in ten-frame Dove- 

 tailed hives, as I like them best. I made me 

 some winter cases of store-boxes. They 

 cost me 10 cts. a case, and I packed them in 

 planer- shavings. They answer nicely. I 

 looked at my bees on the 27th of March, and 

 I found lots of brood and eggs, and more 

 honey than I expected I call the honey in 

 the picture No. 1. 



Hegins, Pa., April 1, 1906. 



SEVENTY POUNDS IN 27 DAYS, ALL FROM CLOVER. 



to be able to comprehend it fully. But how 

 do you know that buckwheat contains more 

 acid than other honey? Why should it be 

 more potent in curing any disease? A rap- 

 id flow of honey from an?/ source (and buck- 

 wheat is a rapid yielder of honey) would 

 check almost any disease — black or foul 

 brood— and sometimes cure it altogether. I 

 should say it was rather the strength of the 

 flow than the character of it. — Ed.] 



[Unfortunately a photo never does a pile 

 of nicely filled sections justice. The un- 

 sealed cells always show black, which, in 

 contrast with the white, makes the unfin- 

 ished portions seem much more prominent 

 than they really are. Comb honey in a pho- 

 to never really looks fine unless nearly every 

 cell is sealed. I do not speak of this by 

 way of criticism of the picture above, but 

 would only draw attention to the fact that 



