Till I'TFTY YEARS AMONG THK BEES 



ill I he beginning, No. 1 (231), J (urn to' Xo. 2.'!1 ill last vc'ai's 

 ie( ord and find tlie yi'ar set down t(jv the aye of tlie queen, and 

 I lit it in the new boolv at No. 1. This I do Ihiouiihout all the 

 iiunibei's. 



ADVANTAGE OF BOOK FOi; KECORD. 



I do not need to be in the apiary to do this work; il (an b" 

 done in the house just as well. Indeed I spend a good deal of 

 time in the house with my record-book, studying and planning. 



Fifl. 16 — Kill nitice-doKerb. 



|iei'haps lying on the lounge. I had two out-apiaries, one three 

 miles north at Jack Wilson's, on the old farm where my wife 

 was born ; the other five miles southeast at cousin Hastings'. 

 Frequently I studied my book most of the way in going to one 

 of these. apairies, making my plans, and jotting down memoran- 

 da of what was to be done when I got there. That saves time. 

 Another advantage is that my records are safe fi'om intei'fei'- 

 ence, for with slates, stones, etc., in the apiary, there is alwavs 

 danger that records may be changed, either Ibi'ougli accident or 

 mischievous design. One disnd\ antaae of the liook is the danger 



