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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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tory he should not be crowded by interpo- 

 lators. 



To conclude the matter, a word about 



THE METHOD. 



Of course, there is much hard work to be 

 done in an apiary like this ; so. in addition to 



building a special repository for his charges; 

 and from the description I received from him 

 the other day it is an expensive and elaborate 

 affair with honey, hives, and extracting- 

 house combined. 



The bees are set out in the spring; and such 



FRANK ALEx.-WDER (SON oi K. w . ) . " Thcse are nice warm gloves. 



himself and his son Frank, our friend had 

 two other expert assistants, and the quar- 

 tette was kept on the jump all of the time. 

 The bees are wintered in the cellar of the 

 dwelling; but this year Mr. Alexander is 



colonies as need it arc fed for brood-rearing, 

 and requeening is practiced when necessary. 



The honey is extracted when ripe, and runs 

 fiom the extracting-house through a two- 

 inch iron pipe to big storage-tanks holding 



