* AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Cardinal Points in Bee-Keeping, 



Query 794. — What are the 5 cardinal 

 points in bee-keeping? — New York. 



I do not know. — C. C. Miller. 



Strong colonies at dawn of harvest. — 

 A. J. Cook. 



Three points will express it; Bees — 

 pasturage — a bee-master. — E. SEf!OR. 



These cardinal points can be summed 

 up in two : To know what to do, and 

 do it in time — Dadant & Son. 



Good queens. With good queens a 

 good bee-keeper will look, after the 

 other points. — H. D. Cutting. 



1. Entomology. 2. Botany. 3. Queen- 

 rearing. 4. Mechanics — invention. 5. 

 Pluck, gumption and greenbacks. — J. W. 

 Tefft. 



As there are about as many " 5 cardi- 

 nal points in bee-keeping" as there are 

 bee-keepers, I cannot answer. — J. P. H. 

 Brown. 



2. Strain of bees. 

 4. Location. 



o. 



1. The bee-keeper. 

 3. Hive and fixtures. 

 Market and shipping facilities. — C. H. 



DiBBERN. 



The man, the location, strong colonies 

 at the time of honey-flow, best strain of 

 bees, and a hive adapted to the wants of 

 the man and bees. — G. M, Doolittle. 



1. Winter well. 2. Vigorous queens. 

 3. Strong colonies. 4. Good hives. 5. 

 Good judgment in managing bees, and 

 selling the product. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



1. Spring protection. 2. Large brood- 

 nests in Spring. 3. Small brood-nests 

 during the harvest. 4. Plenty of sur- 

 plus room. 5. Plenty of stores for 

 Winter and Spring. — G. L. Tinker. 



I am at a loss to know what is meant 

 by cardinal points. I can only guess. 

 1. A man or woman that has "gump- 

 tion." 2. A good movable-frame hive. 

 3. A good location where forage is 

 abundant. 4. A good race of bees. 5. 

 Industry and close attention to the 

 needs of the hour. — M. Mahin. 



I was not aware that there were 5 

 cardinal points in bee-keeping, but 5 

 points can be named that are essential 

 in securing the best results. For in- 

 stance, a person qualified for the busi- 

 ness ; a good location ; the proper 

 number of colonies of bees kept strong ; 



the best appliances ; everything done at 

 the proper time. — A. B. Mason. 



1. Perfect wintering. 2. Plenty of 

 food during the Spring months. 3. Un- 

 limited nectar-yielding pasturage during 

 surplus gathering. 4. A man who will 

 give the proper space for surplus. 5. 

 Perfect wintering. — R. L. Taylor. 



1. Hava all necessary supplies at 

 hand in early Spring for the Summer's 

 work. 2. Good, prolific queens from a 

 choice strain of Italians. 3. Hives 

 easily adapted to the needs of weak or 

 strong colonies. 4. A location that has 

 an abundance of white clover and other 

 honey-producing plants. 5. Keep your 

 colonies strong. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



1. Select a good field, and keep it all 

 to yourself. 2. Get bees enough to 

 stock it. 3. Keep them in hives that 

 can he handled rapidly. 4. Ripe honey,- 

 put up in attractive form. 5, Watch 

 the market, and hustle around and sell 

 honey at the right time, and at the right 

 place. Some will give us the old chest- 

 nut, keep your colonies strong. Any one 

 knows enough for that. — James Heddon. 



I never heard of the 5 cardinal points 

 in bee-keeping. I should say that there 

 were many more than five. To learn 

 bee-keeping thoroughly, one should 

 study the best works on bee-culture, in 

 connection with practical work in the 

 apiary, subscribing and paying for the 

 American Bee Journal and other bee- 

 periodicals, in order to keep abreast of 

 the times, and you will soon know all 

 the points, cardinal or otherwise. — J. E. 

 Pond. 



I should think that there are at least 

 6 ve times five "cardinal points in bee- 

 keeping." And you might begin with 

 "adaptability of person," and end with 

 adaptability of person. I think it de- 

 pends altogether on the man as to 

 whether bee-keeping will be made a 

 success as far as the rickitty business 

 admits of success. We think that there 

 is one cardinal point — " adaptability "— 

 and you may repeat it five times if you 

 like, and you will have my answer. — G. 

 W. Demaree. 



Probably the author of the question 

 meant principal for "cardinal." The 

 cardinal points in geography are the 

 principal points of the compass — north, 

 south, east and west — just four, not five. 

 In bee-keeping, the principal require- 

 ments are good bees, plentiful pastur- 

 age, suitable climate, proximity to a good 

 market, and an energetic bee-keeper who 

 understands how to manage bees, and 

 market the product. — The Editor. 



