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THE BEEKEEPERS' REVIEW 



A Postal Card Report 



Upon receipt of this April number of the Review, if each 

 subscriber would drop this office a postal card report of the con- 

 dition of his bees this spring, compared with the average season, 

 also the average condition of your main surplus crop producer, be 

 it Clover, Raspberry, Buckwheat, or what it may be, then we will 

 be in a position to determine the season's prospect in better shape, 

 and report the same in the May number of the Review. 



Hive Making 



If the reader will turn to page 96, March Review under the 

 heading "Hive Making" bj^ Adrian Getaz, you will find a descrip- 

 tion of a homemade brood frame and cleated separator for comb 

 honey production. To better explain just how these two articles 

 are made, we have had some cuts made illustrating this point, 

 and we submit them here. 



Cut number one shows how Mr. Getaz makes his separators and cut number two 

 the mode of suspending his brood fi-ame in the hive. 



'The More Bees, the More Fruit' 



We are in receipt of a letter from Mr. C. H. Clute, of Palmetto, 

 Fla., detailing his observations, based on experience, regarding the 

 effect of the pollination of orange blossoms, by the visits of the 

 honey bee. Mr. Clute seems to be a beekeeper of the practical 

 sort, but one who has, as well, the habit of careful observation. 

 He says in part, that when he first located in Manatee County, 

 Fla., the fruit growers were averse to bees, thinking that they 

 injured the trees, or fruit, by their visits, much as grape growers 

 a few years ago were hostile to bees, through ignorance of facts. 

 Now, he says, they often come to him and ask him to locate yards 

 in their groves, and sometimes even buy many colonies and place 

 them among their trees for the purpose of increasing the chances 

 of pollination ; or rather, to eliminate altogether the element of 

 "chance." He also cites notably the case of the Manatee Fruit 

 Co., of Palmetto. This company owns three yards of bees for 

 the purpose of cross-fertilization, and wants more. They say 

 the more bees, and the nearer they are, the more fruit they have, 

 and the finer the quality. In addition, Mr, Clute mentions the 



