HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



If the honey flow should cease before the 

 sheets of foundation are fully drawn out, each 

 little colony should be fed daily about a half 

 pint of syrup made from mixing equal parts 

 of good granulated sugar and boiling water, 

 as this has the same effect upon them as 

 though the natural flow continued, and will 

 force them to work out of season, build good 

 combs, and rear a numerous brood. 



A good feeder for this purpose is the Board- 

 man entrance feeder, which has a quart jar 

 with perforated cap inserted in a block of 

 wood which can be placed at the entrance 

 safe from robber bees, and the glass jar enables 

 the operator to tell at a glance how rapidly 

 the feed is being taken up. Other feeders 

 will be described in the chapter on " Feed- 

 ing." 



The danger attending very rapid increase 

 is that the operator will either make his divi- 

 sions before the colony is strong, or else will 

 defer it so late in the season that the little 

 colony will not have time in which to build up 



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