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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



by the forelock in the way of producing- 

 section honey against the day when the 

 market (Texas) is overstocked with 

 chunk honey. Mr. Louis H. Scholl re- 

 minds him that when chunk honey is 

 produced in shallow frames, it is an easy 

 matter to extract the honey in case there 

 is no sale for honey in the "chunk" form. 



The Lntrances to my hives have faced 

 in different directions; that is, part of the 

 entrances have faced in one direction, 

 part in another, and so forth. Not only 

 has this been the case in one apiary, but 

 in many apiaries, and I have yet to see 

 that anything- has been gained or lost by 

 having entrances faced in any particular 

 direction. If anybody has seen anything 

 in favor of a certain direction, I would like 

 to hear of it. 



feeding has any great bearing; and the 

 crystalization of pure sugar syrup has 

 never proven any obstacle. 



Bro. York, of the American Bee Journal, 

 has recently been called upon to bear the 

 heaviest loss that falls to the lot of man, 

 that of his dear wife, who passed away 

 October 14th. It has not been generally 

 known, but immediate friends have been 

 aware for some time that the end was 

 near. Valvular heart disease was the 

 trouble. Bro. York will receive the most 

 sincere and heartfelt sympathy of his 

 friends and of the whole bee-keeping 

 fraternity. 



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Sugar Syrup for feeding bees does not 

 need the addition of tartaric acid, vinegar, 

 or honey, as recommended by some, to 

 prevent granulation; at least, that has 

 been my experience, and I have fed bar- 

 rels and barrels of sugar, beginning as 

 early as October 1st, and continuing the 

 work until nearly the middle of November, 

 when it is necessary to use a feeder 

 under the hive, and use the feed hot to 

 warm and rouse up the bees and get 

 them, to come down after the syrup. 

 Theoretically, early feeding is preferable, 

 but I have yet to see that the time of 



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Effect of Close Extracting. 



Locality will greatly modify this efTect. 

 In this locality, during a hea/y flow, hives 

 we extract in the morning are often filled 

 with newly gathered nectar by evening. 

 The hive 1 spoke of in the July article, 

 which yielded $28.00 worth in 28 days, 

 was tiered to five bodies high. The honey 

 was extracted four times during that 

 period, and was practically all capped at 

 each time. Had I extracted only twice I 

 would have had only one-half the amount 

 of honey, and of the same degi-ee of ripe- 

 ness. 



Generally speaking, in this locality. 

 when honey is coming in rapidly, close 

 extracting, as soon as properly ripened, 

 will increase the yield at least one-half, 

 sometimes even double, but the advantage 

 decreases with the lack of honey, while, 

 in poor seasons, the advantage is very 

 slight if any. Therefore, it is largely a 

 matter of judgment, always remember- 

 ing, however, that it is of ths utmost im- 

 portance to keep the bees fully occupied 

 all the time during a heavy flov/. — M. V. 

 Facey. 



The Heating of honey prevents granu- 

 lation, and 1 believe that the higher the 

 temperature to which the honey is brought, 

 the more effective the treatment; and, it 

 is very important to add, the greater the 

 danger of injury to the honey. The length 

 of time that the heat is continued also has 

 a bearing upon the danger of injury. 

 Keeping these ideas in view, Mr. Wm. A. 

 Selser, of Philadelphia, heats his honey to 

 a higher temperature than is usually done 

 (168 degrees) bottles the honey, and then 

 immediately cools it by immersing the 

 bottles in ice water. The honey is brought 

 to this high temperature by the use of 

 steam heat, and great care must be ex- 

 ercised that the honey be not injured 



