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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 1 



QUIRIN ABOUT TO OPEN HIS TENEMENT HIVES. 



and six outyards, and queen-rearing nuclei- 

 well, I forgot to inquire. These 450 colonies 

 in their several yards he handles also alone. 

 What else does he do? He not only makes 

 his own queen-cages, but a large portion of 

 his own supplies as well as some for his 

 neighbors roundabout, for he has a wind- 

 mill and a power buzz-saw; and when he 



can not be on the run outdoors he can be on 

 the jump inside, making needed things for 

 the next season. One might suppose that 

 he assumed this hot pace just while I was at 

 his place, simply for effect. The fact is, 

 others who had visited him said this was his 

 normal pace. Nor is this all. He maps out 

 his work each day, and plans to finish just 



QUIRIN SHAKING BEES OUT OF SUPERS OF FINISHED SECTIONS. 



