1907 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1591 



stopping to dip again. Don't imagine that 

 an exceedingly light coating of wax is re- 

 quired, neither should it be used lavishly. 



This little tool is easily made, and should 

 be on the list of supplies. Perhaps the brush 

 can be combined with the Van Deusen wax- 

 tube, though we prefer the pointed spoon as 

 shown. 



Fig. 1 shows the complete spoon and brush 

 combined, i-eady for use. Fig. 2 shows the 

 parts— the brush and the spoon. 



The spoon without the brush is the sim- 

 plest tool to use when we want to attach ei- 

 ther starters or full sheets of foundation to 

 plain top-bars. It is the "Onderdonk spoon," 

 ns (1( j-c i'(<l in (lie Arviri'^nu Tire Jn-z/rval 



THOMAS C. CRA.GUN, OF UTAH, AND THE SWARM HE CAPTURED. 



This shows only a corner of an apiary of 146 colonies which is surrounded by 

 dwellinghouses. It is interesting to know that none of the neighbors have ever 

 been stung. 



years ago. It is also perhaps the best tool to 

 use when we fill sections with foundation 

 fastened on three or four sides — a plan that I 

 discarded after years of trial and experi- 

 ment. 

 Meridian, Idaho. 



A UTAH APIARY SURROUNDED 

 DWELLINGHOUSES. 



BY 



An Extensive Producer who Manages his 



Bees in Such a Way that No 



One is Stuns:. 



BY T. C. CRAGUN. 



My apiary of 146 colonies, a part of which 

 is shown in the engraving, is located in 

 Smithfield. I have kept bees on this ground 



(8X20 rods) for 25 years with families living 

 on three sides, and one side, eight rods, 

 fronting the road, and one man's barn less 

 than four I'ods from where I stand, and 

 never yet has there been any complaint 

 about the bees, and no person or animal has 

 ever had a sting from a bee. 



I produce several tons of comb honey eve- 

 ry season, of a good quality, and which finds 

 a ready sale at good prices. I make a spe- 

 cialty of comb honey. Many times it has 

 been placed on exhibition at our State fairs, 

 and in every case it was awarded the first 

 prize. I also produced the 125 lbs. of comb 

 honey that Utah had on exhibition at the 

 World's Fair at St. Louis. 



WHY MY BEES DO NOT 

 MOLEST NEAR NEIGH- 

 BORS. 



I have handled bees 

 most of my life, and 

 never had them get an- 

 gry and attack people 

 or animals that come 

 near or pass by. 1 nev- 

 er work with them in 

 the heat of the day. In 

 every case I put on su- 

 pers in the evening. I 

 use the Porter bee-es- 

 cape; and when a super 

 is full and another is to 

 be put on I place a bee- 

 escape on an empty su- 

 per, remove the full 

 one, put on an empty 

 one, then put back the 

 full one on top of the 

 bee - escape, and bees 

 will pass down through 

 the bee-escape into the 

 empty super, and go 

 right to work, and no 

 time lost. 



Right here let me 

 make one suggestion 

 to beginners. As a rule 

 their yards number 

 from one to six colo- 

 nies; and when their 

 honey is to be taken 

 away it is done in such a way, and in the 

 heat of the day, that bees get fighting mad 

 and remain so for days; and any person or 

 animal that comes within reach they attack; 

 and in some cases we read of horses being 

 stung to death, and on inquiry we find in 

 every case it is done by such l)ees or yards 

 as I describe. I believe if we study the bees 

 well, and handle them carefully, it would 

 save us time, save bees and honey, and avert 

 lots of stings. 

 Smithdeld, Utah. 



[We wish particularly to indorse the sug- 

 gestions of Mr. Cragun on how to prevent 

 bees from making trouble to neighbors. If 

 more bee-keepers practiced what he pi'eaches 

 here we should hear less about bees and 

 neighbors. 



