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A MONTHLY JOURNAL 



Devoted to the Interests of Honey Producers. 

 $L00 A YEAR. 

 W. Z. HOTCHIMSON, Editor and Proprietor. 



VOL. XV. FLINT, MICHIGAN, FEB. 10, 1902. NO. 2. 



A GAR -LOAD OF HONEY. 



BY M. A. GILL. 



Some of the Many Winter and Spring 

 Preparations that are Needed > 



For its Production. 



Prepared ess is the secret of most successes— Albert j . Beveridge. 



EDITOR Review:— Vou have asked me 

 to cover the ground from beginning to 

 end, of producirg a carload of comb 

 honey. I vvill say that with some reluc- 

 tance and many misgivings, I have con- 

 sented to do so. 



First, I will ask you, and the readers of 

 the Review, not to be too critical; for, 

 with my numerous duties, and want of 

 literary training, my plans as well as my 

 details will no doubt be lacking in judg- 

 ment, as well as in thoroughness of ex- 

 planation. 



A BEE-KEEPER IS I.IKE A GENERAL 

 LEADING AN ARMY. 



In the beginning I will say that only in 

 rare instances is a General successful who 

 goes into battle without a plan ; and the 



management of and care of 700 colonies 

 of bees is not entirely unlike leadin.; an 

 army, either to victory or defeat; so in 

 time of peace prepare for war, by putting 

 everything in readiness for the honey 

 season, during the winter months. 



In working for comb honev wiUi S- 

 frame, L. hive, I figure on from 20 to 4<^ 

 per cent, of natural swarming. (The mat- 

 ter of swarming I will speak of later. ) 



The hives for that much increase arc pre- 

 pared during the winter months, and in 

 the spring hauled to the different apiaries, 

 each one set on an individual stand and 

 eveled by a spirit level. 



In order to be thoroughly prej ared 

 for a ciop of honey, I have 2,100 supers 

 for 700 colonies. These, too, are well 

 scraped, cleanetl and filled with sections 

 during February, March and .A.pril. 



