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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



pounds was made, which was our 

 greatest mark reached. 



When it comes to progress this was 

 the greatest in the history of our 

 business and only those who are thor- 

 oughly familiar with extensive bee- 



keeping can fully realize how much 

 was done. And only a hungry life 

 for a great business can fully realize 

 the joy and pleasure the writer had 

 seeing such a venture carried out so 

 well, every man doing his full duty. 



This halftone shows our methcd of papering bees with tar paper for 



Spring Protection. 



Out-of-Door Wintering of Bees 



Read at the Michigan Affiliated, Me eting of Beekeepers, Detroit, Mich. 

 I December 10-11, 1915 by Ira D- Bartlett, East Jordan, Mich- 



(Continued from the February Number) 



But brothers,, you must know 

 where you are at. You can't guess 

 and be successful — you must have 

 system. It's easy, but you positively 

 cannot continue in a careless man- 

 ner any length of time and be suc- 

 cessful. If we would all do what 

 we know to be right, do it because 

 it means success if we do it, and 

 not take a chance on exceptionally 

 favorable conditions, but have every- 

 thing in preparation for a bum- 

 per crop — hives prepared for the 

 unfavorable weather, an abundance 

 of stores in the hive and plenty of 

 warm packing for fear of a long 

 cold winter — there would not be 9 

 p«r cent cf failures that theru 

 actually are. 



The success of any business is 

 simple enough- It simply requires a 

 keen, wide-awake person, who can 

 figure out a system that is flexible 

 enough to meet the various condi- 

 tions that we are bound to bump up 

 against. Any business is made up of 

 little details, and the bee business 

 is surely no exception. But every 

 man or woman can't succeed in 

 every undertaking; however, you 

 can be successful in a measure- 

 and that measure to v*iiich you are 

 successful is dependant upon the 

 systematic application of the rules 

 that you know govern the success 

 of that particular undertaking. 



If you ask me what is the most 

 important factor in beekeeping. I 

 would surely say "System." 



I thank you. 



