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THE AMERICAN APIGULTURIST. 



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There is room for much advanced' 

 thought in this connection. I?i se- 

 curing extracted honey, the ope^ra- 

 tor may have more entire contrdh 

 The furnishing of an abundance of 

 room for the storing of surplus 

 may be attended to with less diffi- 

 culty. 



As to the proper time to extract 

 honey and the curing of the same, 

 I have given my views to some ex- 

 tent, in a paper read at a recent ses- 

 sion of the Northeastern Bee- 

 keeper's Association. I shall hope 

 that from suggestions there made, 

 something of interest in this direc- 

 tion may be developed. 



At the time we secured our first 

 large yield of honey in 1870 when 

 we took 361 lbs. from one stock, as 

 well as each time when we took our 

 large yields, we furnished ample 

 room for the bees to store and cure 

 their honey. Each stock was fur- 

 nished with 32 combs ; there were 

 two tiers high of 16 each. 



I found that while most of the 

 cells were but partly filled 3'et the 

 entire surface was occupied ; show- 

 ing the desirability of a large sur- 

 face in which the honey may be 

 spread, if it is to be cured in the 

 hive. My great desire to hit upon 

 these many points has made these 

 remarks by far too long. 



If we shall all unite our eflibrts in 

 a broad, unselfish spirit for the up- 

 building of our pursuit, I predict 

 for it a prosperous future. 



Mohawk^ N. Y. 



with the side hive which should con- 

 tain a young queen, or one which 

 has not been crowded during the 

 season. 



It is all-important, that each 

 stock should go into winter quar- 

 ters, with a queen which shall be in 

 perfect condition for the require- 

 ments of the following season's 

 operations. 



With these hints, I must pass on 

 to a brief mention, of the all- 

 important subject of 



PROPER SPACE FOR STORING HONEY. 



It is of great importance, that 

 each beekeeper be suflSciently ob- 

 serving, to know the sources from 

 which he may anticipate his yield 

 of honey, and the dates at which 

 each kind may be expected. 



This has great bearing upon the 

 time at which the force of bees 

 should be secured to gather it, as 

 well as upon the time when room 

 should be furnished for the surplus, 

 and the amount of room needed. 



In deciding upon the amount of 

 box room necessary, there are diffi- 

 culties to overcome. The boxes 

 should be supplied as soon as they 

 will be occupied, and should be fur- 

 nished in such quantities as the 

 yield in each location demands. 

 Care must be used not to furnish so 

 largely that they will not be com- 

 pleted. It is also necessary that 

 with this system of management, 

 the honey be cured as rapidly as 

 possible. This necessitates a high 

 degree of temperature, which tends 

 to produce swarming. 



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